(Romans 3:10-23)............"Four Roman NONES"!

My favorite verse in this entire chapter is verse 28, where Paul comes to a GRAND CONCLUSION!!!  He says, "THEREFORE (or, because of what was previously stated) WE CONCLUDE that a man is justified by faith (repentant belief) WITHOUT the deeds of the law.")

(Eph. 2:8-9-"For by grace are ye saved thru faith; and that not of yourselves.  It is the GIFT of God, NOT OF WORKS lest any man should boast.")

"NONE" (pron.)   1. no one; not one:,  2. not any, 3. no part; nothing: 4. not any persons or things: as an (adv.) -to no extent; in no way; not at all: "
*The following "NONES" describe what we are BY NATURE:

(1)-"NONE" ARE RIGHTEOUS-(v.10)
Revelation 5:2-3-"And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?  And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon"
(NOW THAT YOU'RE SAVED....)

(2)-"NONE" ARE UNDERSTANDING-(v.11)
Isaiah 55:8-9-" For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."
Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 
Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, (3 1/2 yrs later!)
(NOW THAT YOU'RE SAVED....)

(3)-"NONE" ARE SEEKING-(v.11)
PAUL is a great example of this!  He was just walking down lifes road when the Lord appeared to him!  LOT wasn't looking for a rescue, but was lingering in Sodom!  The DYING THEIF wasn't searching, but the Lord came to him on a cross...GOD LITERALLY  GOT NEXT TO HIM!

However, the bible encourages us to SEEK THE LORD!-(Ask, SEEK, Knock!)....A person SEEKS for something that they sense is GONE FROM THEM!-(The world doesn't sense it's LOSTNESS!)
(NOW THAT YOU 'RE SAVED....)

(4)-"NONE" ARE DOING GOOD-(v.12)
Isaiah 64:6-7-"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.  And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee:....because of our iniquities." 
Mark 10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 
(NOW THAT YOU'RE SAVED....)
Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.