Well, Maybe One

Psalms 15:2 (KJV) He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

(Proverbs 15 also read)

If you were one of those to question the meaning of Romans 3:10 and the beginning of the previous chapter, then this is a good verse for you to read.  Those other locations are often quoted to say that there’s no one who ever acts in a righteous way, and yet here, in this chapter, just a few verses later, you see someone described who walks uprightly, who works righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart.  This is the definition of the righteous, of the one who does good.

We have to work out a theology that makes use of both of these.  Yes, there is a sense in which we are all sinners.  Yes, there is a sense and which we can live righteous and upright lives.  And if you read it correctly, and think correctly, both of them makes sense.

So?  Again I say, I call it gestalt theology.  That means that you take the entire Bible into consideration and not just lift out your favorite verses to reinforce your traditions and theological system.  Welcome to the kingdom.