There is no one righteous, not even one. Really?

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Psalm 14:
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
2The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
3They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

Psalm 53:
1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.
Foolish people deny God. They are no good.

Romans 3:
10 as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one; 11no one understands; no one seeks for God.
They are foolish. They all sin against God.

However, by the grace of God, some are not so foolish, Genesis 6:
9b Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
Is there anyone who seeks God?

Jesus commanded everyone to do so, Matthew 6:
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 7:
7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 9Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? 10Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? 11If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
In their natural state, people are selfish and deny God. No one is righteous without the grace of God. By the grace of God, people can seek and find Him.
 

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Jesus was righteous. But you can’t say they are ‘no good’. That’s judgment. It’s not over until it’s over. The have potential to be saved. If that you would have said Paul was no good, but they quickly changed their tune. They have life, of God, ‘God is all and in all’. But once again you have done a fine study.
 
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All have sinned. Every single person has sinned. That's why the word of God says:

Ephesians 2:

1And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 2Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

No one comes to God unless they are quickened (born again) by God.

4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved) 6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Those who have been quickened were changed by GOD!


8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Faith came from God, not because we were good, but because He had mercy!

11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

That life was hopeless!

13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;

HE made us new creatures! We couldn't do it!

16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

Titus 3

3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 5Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 6Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

HE is the One Who changed us according to His mercy!:bow: (We were unworthy).
 
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Psalm 14:


Psalm 53:

Foolish people deny God. They are no good.

Romans 3:

They are foolish. They all sin against God.

However, by the grace of God, some are not so foolish, Genesis 6:

Is there anyone who seeks God?

Jesus commanded everyone to do so, Matthew 6:

Matthew 7:

In their natural state, people are selfish and deny God. No one is righteous without the grace of God. By the grace of God, people can seek and find Him.
Highlights how far man has fallen from God's righteous standard.
 
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