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This Week:This Week:Problems for the Problems for the religious and the self-religious and the self-righteousrighteous

Romans 2Romans 2

2:1 Therefore you have no 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for passes judgment, for in that in that which you judge another, you which you judge another, you condemn yourselfcondemn yourself; for you who ; for you who judge practice the same things.judge practice the same things.

2 Now we know that God's 2 Now we know that God's judgment against those who do judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.such things is based on truth.

Problems for the Problems for the ReligiousReligious




The religious The religious paradoxparadox




Why is religious Why is religious self-righteousness self-righteousness alwaysalways self self contradictory?contradictory?

2:1 Therefore you have no 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.judge practice the same things.

2 Now we know that 2 Now we know that God's God's judgmentjudgment against those who do against those who do such things such things is based on truthis based on truth..




God is not God is not judging a relative judging a relative standardstandard




See a 12-egg See a 12-egg omelet. . . omelet. . .



3 So when you, 3 So when you, a mere a mere manman, pass judgment on , pass judgment on them them and yet do the same and yet do the same thingsthings, do you think you , do you think you will escape God's will escape God's judgment?judgment?



Jesus: “Why do you look at the Jesus: “Why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but speck in your brother's eye, but do not noticedo not notice the log in your own the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ and behold, the out of your eye,’ and behold, the log is in your own eye?” (Mat. log is in your own eye?” (Mat. 7:3-5)7:3-5)



You You hypocritehypocrite, first take the , first take the log out of your own eye, and log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your take the speck out of your brother's eye. (Mat. 7:3-5)brother's eye. (Mat. 7:3-5)




When God judges, he When God judges, he does so from a position does so from a position of perfectionof perfection




When we judge, we do When we judge, we do so from the same so from the same position as the otherposition as the other

Keith McCallum

Ie, we judge from an ARBITRARY position - relative to where we're standing at the time.




Judging others is Judging others is always hypocritical always hypocritical because the act of because the act of judging is, itself, a sinjudging is, itself, a sin




Notice permissible types Notice permissible types of judgment. . .of judgment. . .


Religious Judging Religious Judging Good Judgment Good Judgment


Religious Judging Religious Judging Holding the other Holding the other in contemptin contempt

Good Judgment Good Judgment



Good Judgment Good Judgment Knowing right Knowing right from wrong in from wrong in order to help the order to help the other personother person



Arrogantly Arrogantly claiming to know claiming to know others’ motivesothers’ motives

Good Judgment Good Judgment Knowing right Knowing right from wrong in from wrong in order to help the order to help the other personother person



Arrogantly Arrogantly claiming to know claiming to know others’ motivesothers’ motives

Good Judgment Good Judgment Knowing right Knowing right from wrong in from wrong in order to help the order to help the other personother personReserved on Reserved on issues we cannot issues we cannot know for sureknow for sure


Religious Judging Religious Judging Puts others down Puts others down to lift self upto lift self upMat. 7:2Mat. 7:2

Good Judgment Good Judgment


Religious Judging Religious Judging Puts others down Puts others down to lift self upto lift self upMat. 7:2Mat. 7:2

Good Judgment Good Judgment Admits own sin Admits own sin without without superioritysuperiority


Religious Judging Religious Judging Puts others down Puts others down to lift self upto lift self upMat. 7:2Mat. 7:2Focuses on chosen Focuses on chosen sins of commissionsins of commissionMat. 23:23,24 Mat. 23:23,24

Good Judgment Good Judgment Admits own sin Admits own sin without without superioritysuperiority



Good Judgment Good Judgment Admits own sin Admits own sin without without superioritysuperiorityIncludes all sins, Includes all sins, even omissioneven omissionJames 4:17James 4:17



Good Judgment Good Judgment Admits own sin Admits own sin without without superioritysuperiorityIncludes all sins, Includes all sins, even omissioneven omissionJames 4:17James 4:17Knowing true Knowing true teaching from teaching from false false (I Tim. 6:3,4)(I Tim. 6:3,4)


4 Or do you show 4 Or do you show contemptcontempt for the riches of his for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you God's kindness leads you toward repentancetoward repentance??


4 Or do you show 4 Or do you show contemptcontempt for the riches of his for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you God's kindness leads you toward repentancetoward repentance??

See the unforgiving See the unforgiving servant Mt. 18:23ffservant Mt. 18:23ff


5 But because of your 5 But because of your stubbornness and your stubbornness and your unrepentant heartunrepentant heart, you are , you are storing up wrath against storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.judgment will be revealed.



A repentant heart A repentant heart is a broken heartis a broken heart



An unrepentant An unrepentant heart is an heart is an arrogant heartarrogant heart



See the Pharisee See the Pharisee and the Publican and the Publican (Luke 18)(Luke 18)



Arrogance Arrogance (pride) is a sin(pride) is a sin


6 God "will give to each person 6 God "will give to each person according to what he has done.” according to what he has done.” To those who by persistence in To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.will be wrath and anger.


6 God "will give to each person 6 God "will give to each person according to what he has done.” according to what he has done.” To those who by persistence in To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who eternal life. But for those who are are self-seekingself-seeking and who reject and who reject the truth and follow evil, there the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.will be wrath and anger.


6 God "will give to each person 6 God "will give to each person according to what he has done.” according to what he has done.” To those who by persistence in To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who eternal life. But for those who are are self-seekingself-seeking and who and who reject reject the truththe truth and follow evil, there and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.will be wrath and anger.


6 God "will give to each person 6 God "will give to each person according to what he has done.” according to what he has done.” To those who by persistence in To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who eternal life. But for those who are are self-seekingself-seeking and who and who reject reject the truththe truth and and follow evilfollow evil, there , there will be wrath and anger.will be wrath and anger.



Are religious Are religious people selfless?people selfless?



Is is true that the Is is true that the religious are better religious are better than every one than every one else?else?



Is is true that the Is is true that the religious are good religious are good enough to earn enough to earn salvation?salvation?



Aren’t self- Aren’t self- righteousness and righteousness and pride evil?pride evil?

9 There will be trouble and 9 There will be trouble and distress for distress for every human being every human being who does evilwho does evil: first for the Jew, : first for the Jew, then for the Gentile;then for the Gentile;

10 but glory, honor and peace 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

11 For God does not show 11 For God does not show favoritism.favoritism.



12 All who sin apart from the 12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.law will be judged by the law.

13 For it is not those who hear 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared obey the law who will be declared righteous.righteous.


17-21 But if you bear the name 17-21 But if you bear the name "Jew" and rely upon the Law "Jew" and rely upon the Law and and boastboast in God, and in God, and know His know His willwill and approve the things that and approve the things that are essential, being are essential, being instructed instructed out of the Lawout of the Law, and are , and are confidentconfident that you yourself are a that you yourself are a guide to the blindguide to the blind, a , a light to light to those who are in darknessthose who are in darkness……


...a ...a corrector of the foolishcorrector of the foolish, a , a teacher of the immatureteacher of the immature, , having in the Law the having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge embodiment of knowledge and of the truth, you, and of the truth, you, therefore, who teach therefore, who teach another, another, do you not teach do you not teach yourselfyourself??


9 What shall we conclude 9 What shall we conclude then? Are we any better ? then? Are we any better ? Not at all! We have already Not at all! We have already made the charge that made the charge that Jews Jews and Gentiles alike are all and Gentiles alike are all under sinunder sin..


28 For he is not a Jew who is one 28 For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.that which is outward in the flesh.

29 But 29 But he is a Jew who is one he is a Jew who is one inwardlyinwardly; and circumcision is ; and circumcision is that which is of the heart, that which is of the heart, by the by the Spirit, not by the letterSpirit, not by the letter; and his ; and his praise is not from men, but from praise is not from men, but from God.God.

Your Choice:Your Choice:Depend on your own Depend on your own goodness to get you in goodness to get you in with Godwith God

Depend on the goodness Depend on the goodness God is prepared to impute God is prepared to impute to you through Christto you through Christ

Depend on your own Depend on your own goodness to get you in goodness to get you in with Godwith God


Your Choice TonightYour Choice TonightRom 3:21 But now a Rom 3:21 But now a righteousness from righteousness from God, apart from law, God, apart from law, has been made has been made known, to which the known, to which the Law and the Law and the Prophets testify.Prophets testify.

Depend on your own Depend on your own goodness to get you in goodness to get you in with Godwith God


Your Choice TonightYour Choice TonightRom 3:21 But now a Rom 3:21 But now a righteousness from righteousness from God, apart from law, God, apart from law, has been made has been made known, to which the known, to which the Law and the Law and the Prophets testify.Prophets testify.

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