Good News to HearGood News to Hear

Back ground passages:Back ground passages:Romans 1:18-3:26Romans 1:18-3:26Lesson passage Romans Lesson passage Romans 2:1-11;3:21-262:1-11;3:21-26

Why some need to hear:Why some need to hear: Romans 1:18-Romans 1:18-3232Sin was blatantly evident in perverted Sin was blatantly evident in perverted and corrupt ways of behavior.and corrupt ways of behavior.Why the rest need to hear: Romans 2:1-Why the rest need to hear: Romans 2:1-3:20 3:20 Paul not only confronted the Paul not only confronted the gentiles with theirgentiles with their pagan life styles, but pagan life styles, but he also confronted the Self Righteous he also confronted the Self Righteous Jews about their way of worship.Jews about their way of worship.What we need to hear: Romans 3:21-26 What we need to hear: Romans 3:21-26 Man may look doomed but he is not Man may look doomed but he is not because of Jesus death at Calvary.because of Jesus death at Calvary.

Romans 2:1-5Romans 2:1-5

God’s Judgment of SinGod’s Judgment of Sin11You You may think you can condemn may think you can condemn such people, but you are just as such people, but you are just as bad, and you have no excuse! bad, and you have no excuse! When you say they are wicked When you say they are wicked and should be punished, you are and should be punished, you are condemning yourself, for you condemning yourself, for you who judge others do these very who judge others do these very same things. same things. 

Rom 2 Verse 1. Paul was Rom 2 Verse 1. Paul was amazed that after telling his amazed that after telling his readers of such sinful acts that readers of such sinful acts that man was involved and making it man was involved and making it clear that we are all wicked clear that we are all wicked without Christ, that some still without Christ, that some still had the nerve to believe that had the nerve to believe that they were better and that they they were better and that they should be the judge of others.should be the judge of others.

What happens What happens when you when you

Judges others?Judges others?

You You Condemn Condemn Yourself !Yourself !

Romans 2:2Romans 2:2 And we know And we know that God, in his justice, will that God, in his justice, will punish anyone who does punish anyone who does such things. such things. 33 Since you Since you judge others for doing judge others for doing these things, why do you these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the judgment when you do the same things?same things?

Verse 2 Paul makes it clear that Verse 2 Paul makes it clear that the judgment of God is not one the judgment of God is not one sided or done when a self sided or done when a self centered motive. Jew or Gentile centered motive. Jew or Gentile sin is sin and will be judge sin is sin and will be judge based on truth.based on truth.

Verse 3 Just because we go to Verse 3 Just because we go to church and are children of church and are children of God, don’t think that a sinful God, don’t think that a sinful practicing person can escape practicing person can escape the judgment of God. The the judgment of God. The Jews felt that by being God’s Jews felt that by being God’s chosen that they would get by chosen that they would get by and could judge others. and could judge others. Remember King David.Remember King David.

44 Don’t you see how Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with and patient God is with you? Does this mean you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is see that his kindness is intended to turn you from intended to turn you from your sin?your sin?

God had not judged these God had not judged these listeners and by the delay of listeners and by the delay of judgment they felt that God judgment they felt that God was blessing them instead of was blessing them instead of going to judge them.going to judge them.

Look at Question 2 on Look at Question 2 on page 21 of your guide. page 21 of your guide. What was God trying What was God trying

to do?to do?

Verse 4Verse 4 He was He was trying to lead them trying to lead them

to an on going to an on going repentance.repentance.

55But because you are But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. judgment will be revealed.

Paul is not only making it clear Paul is not only making it clear that sinful acts will be judged , that sinful acts will be judged , but also there will be a day but also there will be a day when the sinner must be able when the sinner must be able to say the right thing when to say the right thing when God ask why should I let you God ask why should I let you enter into the Kingdom of enter into the Kingdom of God?God?

What are we sowing What are we sowing today? Are we sowing acts today? Are we sowing acts of self righteousness by of self righteousness by judging others or are we judging others or are we sowing the truth in the sowing the truth in the word of God so that word of God so that nonbelievers can hear the nonbelievers can hear the truth and be set free from truth and be set free from their sinful way of living?their sinful way of living?

God is patient even in our God is patient even in our prideful state of being. He prideful state of being. He is long suffering so we is long suffering so we should be grateful that God should be grateful that God is patient even when our is patient even when our sinful action screams for sinful action screams for God’s judgment.God’s judgment.

See you Next Wednesday See you Next Wednesday at 6:30 when we look at: at 6:30 when we look at: God Is Impartial Towards God Is Impartial Towards Us Us Romans 2:6-11Romans 2:6-11