Romans 2:12-29 -Obedience over law keepingIntro
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Read Romans 2:12-29
12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. 17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” 25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. 28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
We have a tail of two people here
As Paul continues here on his indicment of the human condition here he outlines two types of people
Those with the Law and those without
Those who obey the law and those who dont
The Jew and the Gentile
We must remember who Paul is writing to here
He is writing to a new church and a community filled with all types of people
Specifically Jews and Gentiles
And what he wants them to understand is that all fall short of doing what they are called to do as we will see in a couple of weeks
Those with the Law vs. Those without
Those with the Law vs. Those without
Read Romans 2:12-16
Read Romans 2:12-16
12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.
All will be judged
Those who have sinned without the law will perish
Those who have sinned with the law will be judged
In both cases Paul is saying an accounting will be taken of our lives at the end of our day
Those people who have never heard the law and still do what God requires they not do they will be judged as unrighteous by God
Those who do have the law and dont adhere to it the will be judged according to it
This warning that none of us are without judgement should cause all of us to perk up and pay attenetion
We will all be accountable to the work the holy spirit does in our lives
If we are obedient to the spirits promting even if we are unaware of the law we show that the law is written on our heart
The conscience the spirit is our witness
It is almost impossible to read this and not think of what James teaches in his letter
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
True righteousness is shown through our action
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks
Again paul is taking us to the root of our righteousness before God
Our heart actions are what matters
aand we see this in this next section as Paul addresses the Jews specially those with the law
law keeping without A changed heat Is not enough
Law keeping isnt enough
Law keeping isnt enough
Read Romans 2:17-23
17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth— 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
to the Jews he asks
you have the law and you like to boast I’m the fact that you keep the law
but do you really keep it??
pauls hope here is To ask for a heart check of the religious “law keepers”
those of us who call ourselves religious are the ones who do the most damage to the gospel
why
because we profess to be law followers but our lives and heart don’t bear that out
we hide behind things like righteous anger and not casting our pearls before swine
Righteousness is not found in works but obedience
Righteousness is not found in works but obedience
Read Romans2:25-29
25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. 26 So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? 27 Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law. 28 For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical. 29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
