Numbers of commentators call this section of Romans "the most devestating passage in the Bible concerning man in his natural state." This message has value in that it alarms us to the actual state of the lost. They are "free from righteousness" in the same sense that a "debt free" man has no financial debts whatsoever. Just so a lost man, outwardly moral or not, has no righteousness whatsoever: none. And yet he is coming to judgment before a righteous God. An outwardly moral man's righteousness considered by his fellow man has of course some value and meaning. But, if he is not in Christ, on the day of his judgment before God, his relative righteousness will be as worthless as monopoly money is at an actual bank. I brought monopoly money to the pulpit to illustrate this during this message. The first part of this sermon explains what it means that all men "are under sin." This is a criticly important phrase that is commonly misunderstood--gapingly so. When you understand it, you tend to savor the gospel with a spiritual freshness.
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Pastor Dave Nicholes came to know the Lord while he was in the US Navy. He went on to seek Christian training from Tennessee Temple University where he met his wife, Joy. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Temple University, a master’s degree from Tennessee Temple...