There Is No One Righteous, Not Even One

The apostle Paul speaks of the sins of those who had tasted grace yet could not give up the pleasures of the world. Those who did not fear God, and those who would use him to meet their own needs, cannot receive his holy grace.

There is no one righteous, not even one. When the word sin appears in the plural, it refers to the many wrongs people commit; in the singular, it points to an unseen being, Satan. Ever since Adam became a sinner, every person has been born with Satan as their father, and each goes on sinning without recognizing it as sin.

At first sin brings a sense of shame, but with each repetition it leaves a person more numb. No human strength can overcome Satan, so Christians must put on the full armor of God. The apostle Paul met the God who had given him life and then longed for others to be restored. In the same way, leading souls who wander in darkness is how God’s people answer his grace.