Isiah 53:6 -
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Romans 3:10-20 - As it is written:
"There is no one righteous,not even one;
there is no one who understands,
no one who seeks God.
All have turned away,
they have together become worthless;
there is no one who does good,
not even one."
"Their throats are open graves;
their tongues practice deceit."
"The poison of vipers is on their lips."
"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."
"Their feet are swift to shed blood;
ruin and misery mark their ways,
and the way of peace they do not know."
"There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.
a. What do the above verses say about your spiritual condition apart from Christ?
Isaiah 53:6 says that we have all put ourselves on our own path instead of the one that God chose for us. God laid our iniquity (our failings) onto Jesus.
Romans 3:10-20 says that everyone is a sinner. We all have these inequities that make it impossible for us to do enough good before God to make us righteous in his eyes. It is only by having our failings paid for by someone who was perfect that he can even stand to see us with Mercy.
b. Relate an experience that made you keenly aware of your spiritual "bankruptcy" apart from Christ.
I'm not sure how to answer that. I know that there is nothing I can ever do to earn my way to heaven. But even after reading the chapter's in the book and the scripture - I can't say that I have ever had an "AHA!" moment that said I was more "bankrupt" than any other time in my life. I have the general knowledge that I'm spiritually bankrupt - that only through God do I get to have anything.
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