No matter how godly any of us are in this life, we all fall short of keeping God’s law perfectly. Here are eight godly men of the Bible who still needed a Savior—Jesus Christ our Lord.

1. Adam

Adam was made in righteousness and holiness, but he also had a free will that could choose to obey or disobey God. Sadly, Adam chose poorly. He listened to his wife Eve and ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which God had forbidden him to do. Because of Adam’s transgression, every person is guilty before God, since Adam represented all humanity. Additionally, everyone has a corrupt human nature, because all humans are descendants of Adam who fell into a sinful state of being.

Still, Adam had faith that God would provide a savior as promised in Genesis 3:15. He demonstrated this faith by naming his wife Eve, which means “the mother of all living” (Gen. 3:20).

2. Noah

Noah was a righteous man living amidst a corrupt world. The Bible tells us, “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Gen. 6:5). Noah alone found favor in God’s sight. He obeyed God by building the ark and preserving God’s creatures from destruction in the flood. Yet, after the floods subsided, Noah became so inebriated one night that his son Ham walked into his tent and saw him naked. Ham then told his brothers about it. Noah subsequently cursed Ham’s son Canaan. Sin, whether it is of a minor or grievous nature, always leaves destruction in its path.

Noah’s never-failing faith was shown in his blessing of Shem and Japheth (Gen. 9:26–27).

3. Abraham

Abraham is praised for his faith in both the Old and New Testaments. Abrahambelieved God’s promise that that all the nations would be blessed through him: “And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness” (Gen. 15:6). The Apostle Paul also points to this scripture verse about Abraham’s faith in Romans 4:3. Still, Abraham lied twice about his wife being his sister in order to escape being harmed, once to Pharaoh (Gen. 12:10–13) and then again to King Abimelech (Gen. 20:2).

Abraham demonstrated his faith that God would keep his promise when he was willing to sacrifice Isaac, his only son by Sarah, upon God’s command.Thankfully, God spared Isaac and provided a ram for Abraham to sacrifice (Gen. 22:1–18).

4. Moses

Moses faithfully represented God before Pharaoh and guided God’s people out of the land of Egypt and through the Red Sea. He received God’s commands on Mount Sinai and gave them to the people so that they would follow the Lord in all things. Yet, Moses got angry in the wilderness and struck the rock at Meribah to bring forth water, instead of speaking to it as God commanded. For this disobedience, God barred Moses from entering the Promised Land. Still, Moses kept his faith in God.