Morning Musing: Romans 3:9-10

“What then? Are we any better off? Not at all! For we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, as it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one.'” (CSB – Read the chapter)

One of my boys is working on a project for school right now in which he has to write a research paper and create a presentation about a mythical character. Specifically, he has to write about one of the Greek gods. This was very exciting for me to learn because I greatly enjoyed reading all the various stories about Greek gods and heroes. As far as figures to look up to for how you should be doing life, they were all awful, but in terms of sheer entertainment value, they were great. I think that is part of what has made this particular set of myths so enduring. This is the last Friday before we officially enter into the season of Advent. With that in mind, and to get us ready for where we are going to go starting this Monday, I want to take just a minute today to talk about one of the most enduring myths in our culture today. Let’s talk today about the myth of the good person.

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