Sin Was the Case That They Gave Me | Romans 3:9–20

Paul Condemns Being Spiritually High Saditty v9

Paul Tailors the Text to Testify vv10-18

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary D. All Mankind Found Guilty (3:9–20)

10–12. ‘None is righteous … no one does good, not even one.’ Quoted from Psalm 14:1c, 2b–3 (repeated in Ps. 53:1c, 2b–3).

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary D. All Mankind Found Guilty (3:9–20)

13. ‘Their throat is an open grave, they use their tongues to deceive.’ Quoted from Psalm 5:9.

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary D. All Mankind Found Guilty (3:9–20)

14. ‘Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.’ Quoted from Psalm 10:7.

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary D. All Mankind Found Guilty (3:9–20)

15–17. ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood … the way of peace they do not know.’ Quoted from Isaiah 59:7–8.

Romans: An Introduction and Commentary D. All Mankind Found Guilty (3:9–20)

18. ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’ Quoted from Psalm 36:1.

Own that Righteousness should be a way of living v19

The source of our righteousness cannot be in deeds v20a

The Character/Nature (Law) of God shows us that we are inadequate v20b

Paul Rests His Case vv23-