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Guilty!

Guilty, without excuse, we started looking at this over last few weeks.

A few little reminders before we get to our passage today.

God’s two revelations to man

The Righteousness of God in the gospel

The wrath of God revealed from heaven

Reasons for the wrath, for guilt

Intelligence (1:18-20)

Ignorance (1:21-23)

Indulgence (1:24-27)

impenitence (1:28-32)

Without a doubt the Jew’s would be ecstatic about the condemnation, the judgment on the Gentiles, those dogs!

- now, step back for a minute can we do that too?

Can we get judgmental of people who don’t act, look, talk like we do?

Maybe we better hold off and pay attention to the passage before us this morning.

It starts with a “therefore” and anytime we see a therefore, we need to ask why is it there.

Is it a link, a bridge, or to get our attention as the writer introduces something new.

We will quickly be able to know why it is there as we look at the passage.

Here is the plan this morning.

Glean from the passage (Rom2:1-16)

God is impartial: You will be judged by the truth (vv.1-4)

God is impartial: You will be judged by your deeds (vv.5-11)

God is impartial: you will be judged by your light (vv.12-16)

Looking, gleaning from the passage

Let’s look and glean from the passage together, taking note of words to define, general observations, things that stick out, purpose, theme, instructions, corrections given.

This is a long section, passage of scripture, so we will take it a few verses at a time and glean.

Who is the who in (v.1)?

The one who passes judgment of another

The one who judges but practices the same things they are judging others for.

What is the accusation (v.3)?

Do you think you are going to escape the judgment of God when you practice these things?

What is the kindness of God to do (v.4)?

The kindness of God leads you to repentance.

Why is wrath being stored up (v.5)

Who is the wrath or glory being stored up for (vv.6-8)?

What will be the wrath and glory (vv.9-10)

Why is there wrath for all (v.11)?

Who is guilty (v.12)?

What is key word you see (v.12-15)?

Is the law just about the Jews, or Jews and Gentiles (vv.12-15)?

How is God going to judge (v.16)?

You will be judged by the truth

What is truth?

Can you know truth?

Is truth objective or subjective?

Important questions to ask since we will be judged by the truth.

God’s judgment is according to “the” truth.

It is not one standard for the Jews and another for the Gentiles according to Wiersbe.

We are all guilty (Rom1:29-32)

Rom1:29-32, in fact let’s read it really fast and you will see you cannot escape the point we are all guilty, without excuse

Guilty of sins of flesh and the spirit (2Cor7:1)

The gentiles and the jews alike are without excuse.

It seems this section is a bridge between the unbelieving Gentiles (1:24-26) and the rebellious Jews (2:17-29)

This passage (2:1-16) some consider to be a parenthesis, to point out the fact found in (v.11)

God’s judgment will be passed out, delved out on all people for God has made Himself known (Rom1:19-20)

Rom1:19-20 “19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.

20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.”

God does not look at the “who” is being measured but the “how.”

In other words, by what standard are they being measured.

By truth is what we are looking at now

Judged by the truth:

For Jesus is truth (Jn14:6)

Jn14:6 “6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”

The Spirit is truth (Jn16:13)

Jn16:13 “13 “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.”

The word is truth (Ps119:160)

ps119:160 “160 The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.”

Truth sanctifies (Jn17:17)

Jn17:17 “17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”

May we be a people who understand that God is impartial and the standard we will be judged by is “the truth” it is not subjective, it is objective, so the words spoken in (vv.1-2) hold true

So, don’t forget, don’t minimize it, the kindness of God’s mercy that should lead man to repentance.

(Transition) Without excuse, for you are judged by the word and we all fall short when judged by the word.

You will be judged by your deeds

Everyone does deeds, be them good or bad.

They are taken into account not for salvation but for God’s blessings and rewards.

God will render by your deeds (Ps62:11-12)

What does the word render, or recompense mean?

go ahead let’s google that and see.

God’s wrath is revealed through unrighteousness (bad deeds) (1:18) being stored up (2:5) that led to them being handed over (1:24, 26, 28)

but yet that final day of judgment is coming.

And we will be judged by the truth and our deeds that stem from the truth.

So, choose life, life that is eternal, life that has no end.

Deu30:19 “19 “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.

So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,”

Look at that slide, it’s drastic, but I’m confident you can see the severity of it.

And we know, we all fall short (Rom3:23) We need God’s righteousness for God is impartial and will judge by truth, by deeds and next by light.

You will be judged by your light

By the light that one receives, in accordance to it.

By the light giver for He is the source (Jn8:12, 9:5); We will be judged by the light received.

We have Jesus the source of light

jn8:12 “12 Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.””

We have the word that gives light

ps119:130 “130 The unfolding of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.”

We all have light for we all have knowledge of God (Rom1:18-19)

rom1:18-19 “18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.”

All are without excuse (1:20)

rom1:20 “20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.”

All will be held accountable (2:7-10)

To the Jew by the light of the Law

To the Gentile by the work of the law written on their hearts