No One Is Righteous
There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. Rom 3:11
There is none… Man is unable to comprehend the truth of God or grasp His standard of righteousness. Sadly, his spiritual ignorance does not result from a lack of opportunity, but is an expression of his depravity and rebellion.
is none that… This verse clearly implies that the world’s false religions are fallen man’s attempts to escape the true God, not to seek Him. Man’s natural tendency is to seek his own interest, but his only hope is for God to seek him. It is only as a result of God’s work in the heart that anyone seeks Him.
This describes our generation perfectly. It seems there is no one seeking after God; or at least very few. If we seek God we will find Him.
Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”
Making the point that all people without exception are not righteous (cf. Rom. 1:18, 1:29-31), do not understand God (cf. Rom. 1:18, 1:28) nor seek (lit., “seek out”) Him, have turned away from Him (cf. Rom. 2:5; Isa. 53:5), are worthless (from achreioō, “become useless,” used only here in the NT), and do not do good (chrēstotēta, “kindness,” or “benevolence in action”; cf. 2Cor. 6:6; Gal. 5:22; and see Rom. 2:4).
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