Ducking And Dodging

Paul's letter to the Romans started with the bad news first the corruption of human nature and how man tries to “Duck & Dodge.” The doctrine of man’s total depravity underscores a universal need for the Gospel of Christ! Paul spent 1½ chapters illustrating how people fall into one of three different camps: The secular person who suppresses truth and intentionally fabricates a false narrative; This person lives as if there is NO God! The moral person who clings to moralism: “I do more good than bad.” They self-medicate with an attitude of superiority rendering God grace useless in their lives; & lives as if THEY are God! The religious person, living by rules & regulations tries to please God! Paul's point is that all people are guilty before God.
Not one single person is righteous!