“What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;”
What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. The answer to 3:1-2: While Jews possess covenantal advantage, all—Jews and Gentiles—stand under sin's dominion (hypo hamartian). The universality of sin's power overrides the particularities of election. All are captive to sin's enslaving force.
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