The Scripture Imprisoned Everything Under Sin

Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Romans 11:32

For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

Romans 3:9-12

[9] 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, [10] as it is written: 

    “None is righteous, no, not one; 

    [11]     no one understands;

        no one seeks for God. 

    [12] All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

        no one does good,

        not even one.”

Romans 4:14-17

[14] For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. [15] For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression.

[16] That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, [17] as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

Wow just wow!!

Did you catch that?

To our benefit, all men are under the bondage of sin.

The law did its job convicting us.

Repent, grace falls, mercy comes!

But praise be to God for giving us Jesus because He did what the law couldn't do.

Jesus satisfied the wrath due us because of sin.

Sweet sweet faith in Christ alone.

What a sweet gift of grace!

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