Why did Scripture conclude everyone under sin?
Scripture concluded all—everybody, rich and poor, black and white—under sin so that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them who believe. The Law only condemns the whole human race, and since all fail and become law breakers, no one stands a chance by law keeping.
Les explains that the Law does nothing but condemn the whole human race, day in and day out, both good and bad people. Even good, upright, nice people who mostly keep the Law will somewhere fail, and James says if you fail one, you are guilty of all. So all are law breakers, and no one stands a chance by law keeping. The great answer to this dilemma is that the Scripture, the Word of God, hath concluded all—everybody, rich and poor, black and white—all under sin, so that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them who believe. This fits with the review of Romans 3, where Jews and Gentiles are alike under sin.
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
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What does it mean that the Scripture has concluded all under sin?
The Scripture, the Word of God, has concluded all under sin (Galatians 3:22), meaning all people are shut up as sinners.