Rom罗 Romans罗马书, chapter章 Epistle to the Romans罗马书, chapter章 2

God’s Righteous Judgment

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2Sa 12:5; Mat 7:1; Luk 6:37; 1Co 4:5And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?Isa 30:18; Jer 3:12; 2Pe 3:15

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, revelation, and God’s righteous judgment. Jas 5:3God “will repay each one according to his deeds.” Pro 24:12; Mat 16:27To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. Mat 25:46But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be anger and wrath.Jer 23:19; Heb 10:27

There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek; but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek. For God does not show favoritism.Deu 10:17; 2Ch 19:7

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law. Luk 12:47For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.Mat 7:21; Jas 1:22

Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. So they show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts either accusing or defending them on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as proclaimed by my gospel.Ecc 12:14; Mat 25:31; Jhn 5:22; Act 10:42; 1Co 4:5

The Jews and the Law

Behold, you call yourself a Jew. You rely on the law and boast in God. Mic 3:11And you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law. And you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those in darkness, Isa 42:19; Mat 15:14an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth. You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? Psa 50:16; Psa 50:21You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”Isa 52:5; Ezk 36:20

Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. Lev 26:41; Jer 4:4; 1Co 7:19; Gal 6:15If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? Act 10:35The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.Mat 12:41

A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. Rom 9:6; Rom 9:8No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.Deu 30:6; Rom 4:12; Col 2:11