What does Romans 3:23 mean?

Romans 3:23 reads, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” This verse, which is a part of a letter written by the Apostle Paul to the Christian church in Rome, illustrates that since the fall of Adam, all mankind has become accursed, and as a result, has committed acts tantamount to sin, and has therefore made the full glory of God impossible to realize in this life. The Apostle Paul asserts in previous letters to other churches, namely in Galatia, Asia Minor, that the only way to neutralize this curse is by having faith and getting baptized, which is the equivalent to “putting on Jesus” (Gal. 3:26-27,) a reference to letting Christ act as your mortal avatar in relation to what God sees when he observes you. It should be noted that in Galatians chapter three, Paul is describing the “Promise of Faith” which describes the nobility of believing in God’s new covenant with mankind, namely through his son, Jesus Christ. This promise consists of eternal salvation so long as a person has “pure faith” in God that is notably absent of the kinds of ordinances, and atoning rites that are prescribed in the Law of Moses, of which, the Apostle Paul routinely describes as burdensome and unnecessary (Gal. 3:10). Baptism, to Paul, was a personal affirmation of ones’ faith in God, and a physical demonstration of one’s belief in Christ’s testimony, one that the Apostle Paul was ever-ready to sustain with his words and deeds.