How many times have you heard Romans 3 cited "there is none righteous" in order to make believers feel worthless? Thousands, right? But look at the context and realize Paul was citing Psalm 14 from the Septuagint. Paul was saying that fools reject God and fools are not righteous. He was NOT declaring righteousness to be impossible.

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Psalm 14 Brenton's Septuagint Translation