“Everyone Is a Sinner; Everyone May Be Saved” (Romans 3:22b-24)

“Everyone Is a Sinner; Everyone May Be Saved” (Romans 3:22b–24)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday AM, June 25, 2017

 

21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.  22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.  25 God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood-- to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- 26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. (Romans 3:21–26, NIV)

 

1. When it comes to the severity of our sin and our desperate need of God’s salvation, every person is the same (22b).

 

“There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,”

 

2. We are all sinners and fall short of God’s glory (23).

 

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”

 

“everything that does not come from faith is sin.” (Romans 14:23, NIV)

 

“There is no one righteous, not even one; 11 there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.  12 All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” (Romans 3:10–12, NIV)

 

3. We all may be forgiven and declared righteous before God through the atonement of Christ (24).

 

“and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

 

Main Idea: Today, we need to know that we are all sinners, and we all need to be saved and can be saved only through the redeeming work of the Lord Jesus Christ.