Sin Condemns All PEOPLE
For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3.23
The Bible tells us that all people have chosen to act out of their own desire. All people have decided that serving their own ends is a better choice than pursuing the glory of God.
I’d rather rule in hell than be a servant in heaven. This is a quote that I read some time ago that sums up the heart of EVERY human being. While it is easy to sit back and cry, not me, the reality is that each and every day you make this choice. Maybe not in hell specifically, but you desire the rule in this broken world rather than serve the God who made it. You believe that you are justified in pursuing your own glory above God’s.
There is no distinction: there are no good people. God does not look down from heaven and see anyone using their life to bring Him the glory that He deserves. Adam was a worthy representative of human beings, because each and every human being since Him has made the same decision that he did. Adam may have been the first, but He was by no means the last to choose himself over God.
But you have hope, because thought God did not see anything worth saving, He chose to act on your behalf. Not because of you, but because of Himself. Jesus did not fall short of the glory of God. And it is because of His willing sacrifice that you are able to come back to Him.