“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;” Romans 3:23
Many people are able to play at least one type of instrument. Many people may play a guitar, or a piano, and if you asked any one of those people who have been playing for years you will likely find that at one time they were terrible at it. They weren’t really that good; they might have had a hard time remembering how to play certain chords on a guitar, or have a difficult time remembering which keys on the piano made which sound. But after many hours of practice they eventually overcame their inability to play that instrument, and became actually very good at it.
Well, the Bible teaches us that everyone has sinned. Everyone who has ever lived on this Earth, with the exception of Christ Himself, has sinned, and failed to live completely perfect. But like learning how to play an instrument we can learn and grow in our faith so that one day we no longer live in sin.
Do all babies learn to walk perfectly each time? No. Walking is a brand new thing for them, and it takes practice, and a part of that practice is falling down.
When a person goes fishing, do they “land” every fish that comes onto their hook? Anyone who fishes knows that you will lose some fish.
The purpose of these examples is to show that everyone fails at something. No matter who you are, you are not perfect.
Definition: all
All means “every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions.”
If someone wants an entire cake for themself, they want the whole thing, all of it. Not 1 piece, or half of it, but the entire thing.
A Biblical example-It says in 2 Timothy:
“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:” 2 Timothy 3:16
What this verse means is that the entirety of the scriptures is God-inspired. The whole thing, with no exceptions.
Definition: come short
When something comes short, it means that it misses a set mark. It does not meet the set requirement. It fails.
We are all sinners, and no one is better than another. We have all sinned at some point in our life, and broken God’s commandments.
Jews and Gentiles alike, all have sinned. From the time of Adam until this present day, save for Jesus Himself, each and every person to have ever lived on Earth has sinned. No matter how much someone might try, they will all commit a sin at least once in their life. And it is that one sin that makes us all sinners.
“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:” Romans 3:9,10
That is why Jesus came to Earth and died on the cross. He came to take our sins away and offer us forgiveness. If we were perfect and sinless, Jesus wouldn’t have had to come and die for our sins, but we’re not.
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Luke 5:32
The admittance to one’s self that you are a sinner is the first step that a person needs to take on the road to forgiveness. Without forgiveness, we cannot be rid of our sins. They are like a dark stain on a white shirt. Well, each one of us has one of those shirts on. All of us. Some people mind be blind to their stain (sin) but it is there all the same. And the only way to get rid of that stain is Jesus.
We all have sinned. But through Christ’s help we can overcome and live in perfection.
In Christ,
Andrew
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 