Humanity is plagued by sin.

Paul, in his letter to the Romans, makes this point painfully clear.

Apart from a miracle, our prognosis is hopeless.

But the story doesn't end here. And today on Insight

for Living, Chuck Swindall teaches from Romans chapter 3. In this passage, we discover the same

divine surgeon who diagnoses our desperate condition also provides the cure through his perfect

love, boundless mercy, and transforming grace.

If you missed yesterday's program, we'll begin with several minutes of helpful highlights.

Chuck titled his message, An Autopsy of Depravity.

Well, puts himself in the sandals of his critic, the Pharisee, and Paul was once won.

The proud Jew, Paul was once won.

And he raises three imaginary arguments that could come from the mind of a reader who is critical of what has been written.

These arguments fall into three categories. First, there's an argument of racial advantage, and second, there's an argument of divine faithfulness. And third, there's an argument

of twisted logic. See each one of them unfold. Versus one and two. Remember now, this is the

imaginary thinking, the response of a critic who hears what Paul says, and as a Jew who has been circumcised, who has been a recipient

of all of that tradition, he says, verse one, what then? Then what advantage has the Jew or

what is the benefit of circumcision? Paul's answer is simple, great in every respect. First of all,

our first and foremost that they were entrusted with the oracles of God. You're a Jew.

You come from Jewish lineage. Your background is in that race. You have had more light than any

other of the peoples of the earth.

It was to you the scriptures were given.

It was through you the scriptures were to be shared.

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