The Book Of Romans Chapter 2
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Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
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There are two reasons why men will be judged and condemned to death.
1. Men will be judged because they sin and take pleasure in others who sin by doing the same things ().
Men have appetites, desires, and lusts; and they spend their lives seeking to fulfill them. The great tragedy is that they not only take pleasure in their own sins, but they take pleasure in the sins of others.
They approve and talk about their selfishness and exploits and that of their friends.
They focus their lives upon...
· extravagant living · stylish dress · wealth · power · position · fame · material possessions · sexual affairs
GOD'S CASE AGAINST THE MORALIST
GOD'S CASE AGAINST THE MORALIST
Aim: To expose the hypocrisy of the moralist: being as good as you can is not good enough.
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Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
INTRODUCTION:
Years ago, a phrase was coined that attempted to discourage people from drug abuse: Just Say No!
This campaign was an attempt to help people look elsewhere when they were tempted... · to escape from reality · to feel good · to experiment with their minds · to go along with the crowd · to project an image of themselves that was not true · to push a personal life-style agenda.
Did people stop abusing narcotics just because someone on television said "Just Say No!"? Perhaps the campaign helped some. But history notes that drug abuse continues to be a curse on people.
THE MORALIST
THE MORALIST
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
In the eyes of Scripture, a moralist is a person who lives a moral and clean life, but he judges others because they do not live as he thinks they should.
He is moral, upright, just, good, decent, and honorable. The moralist has strong values, standards, and principles. He is well disciplined and able to control his life. He lives just as everyone thinks he should. He knows right from wrong and he lives it. He knows how to behave and he does it. In the eyes of society he is just what a person should be. He is a good neighbor, an excellent worker and provider, and an ideal citizen.
The moralist judges others
The moralist judges others
The word judge means to criticize, to find fault, to condemn. This is the terrible flaw of the moralist.
Note: any person becomes a moralist when he sets himself up as a judge of others.
Any time we judge another person, we are declaring that we... · are living by some rule that another person is not living by · are more moral than someone else
· are better than someone else
· are superior to someone else
· are more righteous than someone else
· are more acceptable to God than someone else
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.