“The Universality of Sin”

“The Universality of Sin” (Romans 3:9–20)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday AM, June 4, 2017

 

Romans 3:9–20 (NIV)

9 What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. 10 As it is written:

“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.” 

13 “Their throats are open graves;

their tongues practice deceit.” 

“The poison of vipers is on their lips.” 

14    “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” 

15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

16    ruin and misery mark their ways,

17 and the way of peace they do not know.” 

18    “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” 

19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

 

1. All Are Guilty: When it comes to the standard of Divine justice, neither Jews nor Gentiles have an advantage; all are guilty (9).

       2.  All Are Under the Power of Sin: The power and pervasiveness of sin is universal; all are under its grip (10–18).

1. The ungodliness of sin.
2. The pervasiveness of sin.
3. The universality of sin.

       3.  All Have Only One Hope: The human race (Jews and Gentiles) has one and only one hope for salvation from the power of sin and its penalty: not our own attempts at good works but the righteousness of God that comes through faith (19–20).