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Romans 2:17–24 KJV 1900

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

I. You have the Lineage

Romans 2:17 KJV 1900

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Psalm 135:4 KJV 1900

4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his peculiar treasure.

Matthew 3:9 KJV 1900

9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

II. You have relied on the Law

Romans 2:17 KJV 1900

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Deuteronomy 33:4 KJV 1900

4 Moses commanded us a law, Even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.

John 9:28–29 KJV 1900

28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.

III. You have recognized the Lord

Romans 2:17 KJV 1900

17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,

Micah 3:11 KJV 1900

11 The heads thereof judge for reward, And the priests thereof teach for hire, And the prophets thereof divine for money: Yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? None evil can come upon us.

IV. You have received the Learning

Romans 2:18 KJV 1900

18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

V. You have the Line of work

Romans 2:19–20 KJV 1900

19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

Isaiah 42:6 KJV 1900

6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, And will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, And give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Isaiah 60:3 KJV 1900

3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

VI. Yet, You have not Live it.

Romans 2:21–24 KJV 1900

21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

Matthew 23:3–4 KJV 1900

3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

John 7:19 KJV 1900

19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

Matthew 23:24-28

Matthew 23:24–28 KJV 1900

24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

A. Placement

John 15:5 KJV 1900

5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

B. Pruning

John 15:2 KJV 1900

2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

C. Production

Matthew 13:23 KJV 1900

23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.