The Stench of Human Goodness Compared to Christ - Illustration #3472927 (License: Personal Use)

A distressed cartoon man with orange hair recoils in disgust beside a grotesque, overflowing trash can oozing foul waste and emitting stink lines. The image visually conveys the theological concept from Isaiah 64:6 that human righteousness is like “filthy rags” before a holy God. Below, bold text drives home the contrast: “Compared to Jesus, all our goodness stinks!”

Used in sermons, devotionals, or gospel-centered articles explaining sin, grace, and justification by faith; targets seekers and believers grappling with self-righteousness and the necessity of Christ’s atonement.