Psalm 53:3 says; “everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.” God’s standard is perfection. Many of us live our lives in total contradiction to what Gods word teaches.
Would you consider yourself to be a good person? Your definition of the word “good” may vary from my definition of the word “good” and is probably different from Gods definition of the word “good.”
I may consider myself a “good” hockey player, however compared to a professional hockey player, I am not a good hockey player.
Psalm 53:1 says; the fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. Psalm 53:3 says; “everyone has turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one”.
When it comes to being “good” Gods’ standard is perfection. We read in Genesis that Adam and Eve sinned once against God and that was enough for God to remove them from His presence. Genesis 3:6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:23 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden…
Adam and Eve sinned one time against God. One sin, in the face of a Holy and Righteous God, is one too many. Instead of obeying God, they ignored God, much like we do today. Many profess to be Christians yet we live our lives in total contradiction to Gods word and what his word teaches.
Adam and Eve sinned one time, and they were kicked out of Gods presence forever. How many times have you sinned in breaking His law? Gods’ definition of a “good” person is perfection. Would you consider yourself to be a good person?