As Pastor Cody teaches Romans chapter 3 today, he reminds us what this letter has looked like up to this point – the first couple of chapters of Romans are pretty bleak. They paint a picture of humanity that is awfully offensive to us; the Apostle Paul makes it clear that we are all sinful to the core, and utterly hopeless. But Pastor Cody encourages us to contemplate this tragic reality because it forces us to recognize that we need a savior. And that brings us to appreciate the good news of Jesus!