no one is righteous

"There are 2 good men: one's dead and the other's not yet born".
-- Anonymous

But for Christians:

There is 1 good man: He lives and His name is Jesus!

I've been doing a lot of Romans lately- in BSF, in CBS, and Christians in Med Bible Study, and so far everything's been revolving around Romans 1-3:20. How very depressing- a brutal and frank glimpse into what humanity is really like. 'There is no one righteous, not even one...There is no fear of God before their eyes.'

But thank God that's not where the story ends! For 'God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.' (Rom 5:8)