Guilty!

 Greetings to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

      Romans 3:9-10 says, “What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:”

     The new activity lady decided that it would be good for the group to read through the Book of Romans.  It is an excellent book and filled with doctrine.  Of course, right at the beginning kind of puts us all down.  Can a Senior age person change their manner of living?  At this point in our lives, we seem to be set in our ways and if dementia has set in at all, it makes it worse.  I recall a man and his wife who were in their seventies  and began to ride our bus to church.  They never wanted to go to church when they were young and now that they were old, the wanted to come to a church but couldn’t get there. That same man was born again at one of the church services and was later baptized.  While it may be a rare circumstance, it does happen.

     The above passage points out one clear fact and that is that every person, Jew or Gentile, are under sin.  There is no way of getting around it.  No matter how righteous we try to be in and of ourselves, it will fall short for salvation.  James points out that to be guilty of one sin, makes ou guilty of the whole law.  The first three chapters of Romans points out our situation clearly and we can praise God that it doesn’t stop there.   Our sinful condition is in vital need of a Savior and it comes along in chapters four and five.  There was only one option and it was through the perfect sacrifice on the cross.  The Lord Jesus Christ became the propitiation, or the satisfaction, for our sins.  He alone could do that as He was perfect and without sin.  We can praise God today for the salvation that He has provided for old and young alike.