"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."—Rom. 3:23. ?????

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"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God."—Rom. 3:23. 

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Before a person can develop lifesaving faith, he must acknowledge that he is a sinner. The idea of being such would not be strange for those who grow up believing in God and having some familiarity with the Bible. (Eccl. 7:20) 

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In some lands, however, the average person is not raised thinking that he (or she) was born a sinner, that he inherited sin. 

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Granted, he probably realizes that he makes mistakes, has undesirable traits, and may have done some bad things. And he observes that others are in a similar situation. 

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Still, given his background, he does not really understand why he and others are like that. In fact, in some languages, if you say that a person is a sinner, others may think that you are saying that he is a criminal or at least a person who broke some rules. 

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Obviously, a person growing up in such an environment may not readily think of himself as a sinner in the sense that Paul meant. 

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/402016924?q=rom+3%3A23&p=par