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Carl Westerlund :: Romans 2:1-4 - Morality Is Not Enough

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Romans in Outline No. 25

1.1  JUDGMENT IS ACCORDING TO TRUTHRomans 2:2

2.1  God is a righteous judgeGenesis 18:25

2.2  Judgment is on the basis of works

Matthew 16:27

Revelation 20:12-13

2.3  Truth is the standard for works evaluation

Truth is reality (100%)

John 17:17-19

2.4  Truth looks at the heart that does the works

1 Samuel 16:7

Matthew 5:20-48

1.2  JUDGMENT ON SELF–RIGHTEOUS MORALIZERS

2.1  Because they think they are better than others, and so do not need Christ

3.1  BUT THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF SIN

3.2  BUT THEY ARE BLIND TO THEIR OWN FAULTS

3.3  BUT THEIR BLINDNESS LEADS THEM TO BEING JUDGMENTAL

3.4  BUT THEY THINK THEY WILL ESCAPE JUDGMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE ON GOD’S SIDE AGAINST THE UNRIGHTEOUS

2.2  Because they think that God’s gentle attributes mean He will never judge.

3.1  THE GENTLE ATTRIBUTES

4.1  Lavish goodness

4.2  Amazing forbearance

Holding back his indignation

2 Peter 3:9

Isaiah 30:18

4.3  Infinite Patience

Giving maximum opportunity

3.2  THE WRONG INTERPRETATION

Despise (kataphroneo) = “have the wrong idea about”

Not “Treat with contempt”

3.3  THE CORRECT VIEW:

REPENTANCE

Remember:

4.1  God’s judgment is not always immediate

4.2  The moral man must also repent, because he does not meet the Truth Standard

Romans 2:1-4

1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? (NKJV)

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