[HarleyD]

Whatever are you talking about? I don't know of one theologian that does not believe Romans 1-3 is not talking about mankind in general.

Yet if you want something clearer, then I would suggest the following:

Isa 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned--every one--to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

We always chose our own way. It is because of our behavior that our Lord suffered.

[ShadowAce]

Yup--that verse is saying we all have sinned. I have no problem with that.

How do you explain the Prodigal Son's turning back to his Father on his own?