Opinion

The life of a Christian is fundamentally rooted in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, being truly divine, entered humanity to appease the righteous anger of God towards all people. God is righteous, holy, and just, and no one can stand before Him without perfection. Consequently, every human being, born of the seed of man, will be judged according to the righteousness of God’s law, which demands perfection. This is why Paul declared, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew and then to the Greek. In it, the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith.’” Humanity is tainted by sin and filled with corruption. Our hearts are deceitfully wicked and desperately sick, overflowing with “all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice.” “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” “There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none who understands; There is none who seeks after God. They have all turned aside; They have together become worthless; There is none who does good, no, not one.” “Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”; “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.” “Their feet are swift to shed blood; And the way of peace they have not known.” “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”