IN THE hospital the other day, an old man who was a great grandfather was telling me what a good mother he had had years ago. He still had the old family Bible that she used to read to him when he was a boy. I ventured to suggest that perhaps she loved the Lord and was in heaven now. He felt that she was. Then I asked, “How about you, Mr. Brown, will you be there too?”
“Oh,” he replied, “I was always good.” I told Mr. Brown that if he would read his old family Bible he would find out differently, for there God says, “There is none righteous, no, not one.” “There is none that doeth good, no, not one.”
“For there is no difference; for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Rom. 3:10, 12, 22, 2310As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: (Romans 3:10)
12They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. (Romans 3:12)
22Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Romans 3:22‑23).
There was only one good man on earth, and that was Jesus, God’s dear Son. He died for sinners, to put their sins away, and the only goodness that God sees among the sons of men is Christ in the hearts of those who trust Him as their Saviour.
ML-05/17/1970