LESSON #

12

Man has
NO ability
to please God
and
save himself.

Man Cannot Please God

Man cannot please God. Incapable of understanding God’s revelation, and unable also to seek after Him, natural humanity is completely, spiritually helpless. Jesus alone lived a righteous human life before God, and faith in Him as our substitute alone makes believers acceptable to God. Trust in Jesus.

READ

  1. Romans 1:18-20
  2. Romans 1:25
  3. Romans 3:9-20

Test Your Knowledge

Question: What kind of standard has God established?
Answer: A perfect, holy one
Question: Can an unbeliever practice good deeds – that is, deeds acceptable to God?
Answer: No, all his works are tainted by sin
Question: What is the only way to please God?
Answer: By trusting in Jesus

Memorize for the Week

Romans 3:10-11 - As it is written, “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God.”