Series: Romans
Basically Good or Basically Bad?
Romans 3:1-20
A key theological and sociological issue is “what is the nature of man?”
Historical Christianity contends that the nature of man is sinful.
Romans 3:1-8
Privilegedoes not fix the human heart.
Majority does not equal correct.
Romans 3:9-20
We are all contaminated.
Sin affects every area of our life.
Sin ruins our standing before God.
what about good actions?
· To be “truly good” something must be good in both form and motive.
· Good actions must be evaluated by a larger context.
why am I not as “bad” as some people?
· The restraining power of the Holy Spirit
· The fear of retribution
· The "self-righteous" cloak of Satan
Christianity teaches there is nothing we can do about our sin.
For us to be delivered from sin an outside agent is necessary.
Christ died to deliver us from the judgment of our sins.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, just as it is written: The righteous will live by faith.
Romans 1:16
