Study 10 - Romans 2:1-16

Read Romans 2:1-16

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update Chapter 2

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

2And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.

3But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?

4Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS:

7to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

8but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

9There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,

10but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

11For there is no partiality with God.

12For all who have sinned awithout the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;

13for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.

14For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do ainstinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves,

15in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

16on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

Discuss:

V 1:

Do you know anyone who “judges”; who criticizes people because they do not live or behave the way “they” think they aught to?

What does the word Judge mean?

What does scripture tell us happens to the one who judges?

V 2-5:

What does the phrase “rightly falls” mean?

What does the one who judges falsely believe about themselves?

Paul writes that the one who judges has a stubborn unrepentant heart. What reason s does Paul give for this character statement?

V 6-10

Who does Paul say will be the one who actually does the judging?

What do Proverbs 24:12 + Matthew 16:27 tell us about verse 6?

What are the 3 three characteristic of the person who receives eternal life?

What are the consequences for the person who does evil?

V 11-15

What character quality does Paul reveal to us about God in v 11?

How does v 12 answer the question, what about someone who has never heard about God or the gospel?

Paul gives three evidences that the gentile is without excuse for sin even if they have never heard about God and His law. What are they and why do these remove their excuse?

v 16

What 4 facts about true judgement does Paul give us in verse 16?

Application:

If God through Paul expresses what He thinks of critical judging, specifically concerning sin before salvation, what do you think He thinks about it among believers? Do you have any scriptures that support your view?

Given, we are studying God’s indictment of all of humanity throughout all of history, that there is no one who has any excuse to escape God’s judgement for any reason. How much more intently and ambitiously are you going to pray and share the gospel?