Romans 3:9-18
Well then, should we conclude that we Jews are better than others? No, not at all, for we have already shown that all people, whether Jews or Gentiles, are under the power of sin. 10As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. 11No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. 12All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” 13“Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave. Their tongues are filled with lies.” “Snake venom drips from their lips.” 14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 15“They rush to commit murder. 16Destruction and misery always follow them. 17They don’t know where to find peace.” 18“They have no fear of God at all.”
The doctrine of universal sin.
Rom.5:12
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned.
Ps.51:5
For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Ps.14:3 (Ps.53:3)
All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
Is.53:6
All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of us all.
Is.64:6
We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags.
Romans 3:19-20
Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people
from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 20For no one can
ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.
Repent of my sins.
Mark 2:15-17
Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
