Does the Law Give Jews an Advantage? 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. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey
The Place of the Conscience (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and
The Final Judgement This will take place on the day when God judges people’s secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares. Romans 2:16 Paul has stressed that we cannot escape God’s judgement (2:1-4); that it will be a righteous judgement (2:5-11) according to our works and will take into account the direction of our
What Do You Rely On? Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God Romans 2:17 Nothing keeps people away from Christ more than their inability to see their need of Him. No one wants to be found unless they honestly believe they’re lost. No one
Self-Confident Jews Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who
The Honour of God’s Name Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light
Obedience Above Circumcision Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? The one who is not circumcised
Jesus is the Only Saviour for Jews and Gentiles Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?
Objection 1: God’s Covenant Undermined What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God
Objection 2: God’s Faithfulness Nullified What advantage, then, is there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision? Much in every way! First of all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some were unfaithful? Will their unfaithfulness nullify God’s faithfulness? Not at all! Let God
