... and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23 is a very popular verse in teaching the gospel. 'For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God'. This is the pronunciation of God on all mankind. The Prophet Jeremiah asked the question, 'Can an Ethiopian change his skin or a leopard his spots?' And concluded with, 'neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.' And here again is the verdict: mankind cannot do good. This is a foregone conclusion.
Thank God the story does not end there. As our verse this morning states, 'all are justified freely by his grace'. There is nothing we can do to change who we are but God through Jesus' shed blood at Calvary established the way for us to be reconciled to him from before we were even created.
Now through the law of faith (Romans 3:27) we can draw near to our God. And since we cannot do good on our own God is changing us from the inside.
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