Picking things back up at verse 9 of GOD'S indictment against the world's religions guilty. But because of man's limited sight and vision being of a religious makeup he sees this area as a indictment against his own humanity, based solely on his perception of scriptures read. Just as Israel of old was limited by their own unbelief and rebellion and therefore have internalized these words by guilt's association caused by the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, this condition of perspective being carried over to day in a sin conscientious. But when we become awakened within us by GOD's Spirit restored we begin to hear and see differently now having the restored divine nature of man in Genesis 2's account. This taking place while the Lord Jesus Christ was hanging on the tree as us and we in Him. The process chosen by GOD to bring humanity's redemption to light and life by our co-death, co-burial, co-descention into the darkness of hells fire, co-resurrection, and co-ascension to our home as seen in Genesis 1:26-27. Keeping in mind that "Israel" was and is in the symbolizes language, used for GOD'S Humanity and what they carry as a nation humanity carries as the completion or wholeness of them. Known by divine revelation and revealed by the Spirit of Truth, just as promised by the GOD of promise.
Romans 3:9-18, 19-20 "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: There is none that understandeth (H7919; G4920), there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable (H444; G823); there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.
Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world (G2889, kosmos) may become guilty (G5267) before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified (G1344) in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin." (KJV)
Romans 3:9-18, 19-20 "What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin, as it is written (in Psalm 14:1-3, 53:1-3; 5:9, 140:3; 10:7; by Isaiah in 59:7-8; and Psalm 36:1): "None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands (H7919; G4920); no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless (H444; G889); no one does good, not even one." "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." "Their feet are swift to shed blood; In their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known." "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world (G2889, kosmos) may be held accountable (G5267; G1394) to God. For by works of the law no human being will be justified (G1344) in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin." (ESV)
Romans 3:9-18, 19-20 "It is common knowledge that sin holds the sway over both Jew and Greek (Gentiles) alike. (Just like disease would show the same symptoms regardless of some one's nationality. It knows no bounds or restraint based on ones makeup.) Scripture records that within the context of the Law, no-one succeeds to live a blameless life. (Psalm 14:1-3, "To the choirmaster of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no GOD.' They are corrupt and they do abominable deeds, there is none that does good. The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any that act wisely, that seek after GOD. They have all gone astray, they are all alike corrupt; there is none that does good, no, not one." In Genesis 18, Abraham intercedes for Sodom and Gomorrah, "If there perhaps are 50 righteous people, will you save the city on their behalf?" He continues to negotiate with GOD, until he's down to, "perhaps ten?"...."there was none righteous, no not one...." This argument is building up to the triumphant conclusion of the fact that there is indeed no distinction; the same people who fell short of the glory of GOD are now justified through GOD's work of grace in Christ. If humanity was 100% represented in Adam, then they are equally 100% represented in Christ! [Romans 3:21-24.] ) "Because there seems to be no sincere craving and desire to know GOD there is no spiritual [1; H7919; G4920] insight." (While a person remains casual and indifferent about GOD, their heart remains calloused; the word, [1, Hebrew H7919 śâkal, saw-kal,' means has inteligence, [1; G4920] suinemi, means joint-seeing.) "Their distraction has [1, H444; G889] bankrupted their lives; that goes for the mass of humanity, without any exception." (This word, [1, H444; G889 is from G888] אָלַח neelachu, means 'unprofitable,' in the Hebrew means to become 'putrid' and 'offensive' as being 'filthy' like fruit that has spoiled. In Arabic, it is applied to milk that has become sour.) "When they open their mouth to speak they bury one another with destructive words. They snake each other with lies and corruption." (Albert Barnes comments, "Their throat is an open sepulchre - This and all the following verses to the end of the 18th are found in the Septuagint, but not in the Hebrew text; and it is most evident that it was from this version that the apostle quoted, as the verses cannot be found in any other place with so near an approximation to the Alexandrian MS. But they exist in the Vulagate, the Ethiopic, and the Arabic. As the most ancient copies of the Septuagint do not contain these verse, some contend that the apostle has quoted them from different parts of Scripture; and later transcribers of the Septuagint, finding that the rest were found originally there too, and so incorporated them in their copies, from the apostle's text.
Their throats is an open sepulchre - By their malicious and wicked words they bury, as it were, the reputation of all men. The whole of this verse appears to belong to their habit of lying, defamation, slandering, etc., by which they wounded, blasted, and poisoned the reputation of others.) With sharp tongues they [1, H8496] cut one another to pieces, cursing and cheating; their every word is inspired by the [2] wearisome efforts to survive in a dog-ate-dog world. (Taken directly from the Hebrew text of Psalm 10:7 in Hebrew, [1, H8496 from H8432] tok tok is from tavek , to cut to pieces. In the Hebrew [2, H205] amal and aven, to exert oneself in wearisome effort.) Murder has become a regular ritual; without any regard for another's life. Their path is littered with broken lives. They have lost the art of friendship. They have completely lost sight of GOD." (3:13-18 are quoted from Psalm 10 and 14.)
The fact that all these quotations are from the Jewish writings, confirm that their law of moral conduct did not free them from the very same sins the rest of the world (G2889) was trapped in. The entire human race is now confirmed with the [1, G5297, from G1394, G1342, G1344] righteousness of GOD. ( The word [1; G5297, from G1394 and G1342, G1344] upodikos , is from upo , meaning under and dikay , two parties finding likeness in each other, the stem of the world dikaiosunay , righteousness. Look at Romans 1;17, also 3:21 and Acts 17:31, Romans 4:25. ) The Law proves all of humanity equally guilty and confirms that their most sincere duty-driven decision and 'self-help' program within the confines of the flesh could not give them any sense of improved confidence in their standing before GOD." (The Mirror)
Until our next visit when, the LORD willing we shall continue with verse 21.
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