Who has sinned and come short of the glory of God in Romans 3:23?
Romans 3:23 declares that all people—every human being descended from Adam, both Jew and Gentile—have sinned and come short of God's glory. Paul writes this conclusion by the Holy Spirit, showing the universal need for justification freely by grace through redemption in Christ Jesus.
Les explains that in Romans chapter 3, beginning with verse 23, Paul, by the Holy Spirit, is brought to the conclusion that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. This includes every human being, going all the way back to Adam, and it applies to all, Jew and Gentile. The following verse gives the remedy: being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Les then points to verse 25, where God has set Him forth.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
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What does Romans 3:23 mean when it says all have come short of the glory of God?
Romans 3:23 shows that all have come short of the glory of God — people cannot meet God's criteria and in no way can claim to be good enough to enter God's heaven, which is why he starts the plan of salvation there.