Romans 3:10b-12: “There is no one righteous, not even one. 11 There is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. 12 All have turned away; all alike have become worthless. There is no one who does what is good, not even one.”

Popular opinion says that to be a Christian is to be a “good person,” and there is some merit to this. Christians are to be people of light and Christians are to do good works ((Matthew 5:14-16; Ephesians 2:10). In fact, if someone claims to be a Christian and there are no good works at all, then that person is likely Not a Christian for “faith without works is dead” (James 2:14-26). Most importantly, regarding good works, is that they (good works) cannot, and never can, save an individual, but only through trust in Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). So, whenever one thinks of a Christian, “good works” should be there in the mix in some way.