“there is none who does good, not even one.” Ps.14.3 ESV
These words are properly understood as all words are—when they are qualified by the whole. I think that what is meant is that no one does good without God’s grace encouraging them to do so. This means that we when we see a person doing some real good, God’s grace is certainly upon them. Apart from grace, nothing we do has any lasting value. We may do good things but our good is not good enough—good enough that is, to merit God’s favor. This is probably the best way we may understand these words. There is no moral goodness in any of us, none that deserves heaven. When our lives are reviewed, no one will boast that they have earned the right of eternal glory. This is why God has made a gift out of what we could never afford to buy. 3/6/2009 Conversations Within ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
