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WEEK4:TheJusticeofGod’sJudgment–Romans2January28,2016

Ordoyoupresumeontherichesofhiskindnessandforbearanceandpatience,notknowingthatGod'skindnessismeanttoleadyoutorepentance?ButbecauseofyourhardandimpenitentheartyouarestoringupwrathforyourselfonthedayofwrathwhenGod'srighteousjudgmentwillberevealed.–Romans2:4-5ESV

WelovetotalkaboutGod’sloveandmercy,butwestrugglewiththeideaofGod’sjudgmentorwrathagainstsin.Especiallywhenitcomestous.WecaneasilyfindotherswhoprobablydeserveGod’sjudgment,butwesomehowthinkwearebetter.WeseeourselvesasinherentlygoodandworthyofGod’sspecialattention.ButPaulwouldwarnusnottobelievethatlie.TheJews,whoenjoyedaspecialrelationshipwithGod,werejustasguiltyandworthyofGod’swrathastheworst,ungodly,unrighteousGentile.NoonecanmeritGod’sloveandmercy.OnepersonisnomoredeservingofHisforgivenessandgracethananyother.AndwhenGodstandsinjudgmentofman,HeisfullyjustandrighteousinHisverdictofguilty,regardlessofhowreligioustheymaybeorhowvirtuoustheymayappear.TakeNotes(Teaching):

Asyoulistentotoday’slesson,writedownanythingsignificantthatyouhear.Bereadytosharethemwiththemenatyourtableduringthediscussiontime.

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• TakePart(Discussion):

SometimesGodhasawayofspeakingthroughothersastheyprovideinsightsordifferentapplicationsfromthelessons.Asyoudiscussaroundyourtable,writedownanythingyouhearthatmakesanimpactonyou.Orifyouhearanothermanshareastruggleorconcern,writeitdownsothatyoucanprayforhimduringtheweek.

• TakeTime(Prayer):

Besureandleaveafewminutesforthesharingofprayerrequests.Remember,keepyourrequestsshortandsweet.Don’tletthedetailsbogyoudown.Wedon’thavetounderstandallthatisgoingontoprayeffectively.

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Homeworkforweek5–TheRighteousnessofGod–Romans3

• Readchapter3allthewaythrough,beingsuretomarkanyrepetitivewordsorphrases.Lookfor

anythingthatcatchesyourattentionorraisesaquestion.Writethemdownhere:• Lookatverse5.WhatdoyouthinkPaulmeanswhenhesaysthatourunrighteousnessshows

God’srighteousness?• Readverses9-12again.Howdoesitmakeyoufeelwhenyoureadthat“noneisrighteous,no,

notone”? Accordingtoverse9,allmenareundersin.Howhaveyouseenthattobetrueinyourownlife?

Howhaveyouseentheeffectsofsinonyourthoughts,actionsandrelationships?• Readverse19fromtheNewLivingTranslation: Obviously,thelawappliestothosetowhomitwasgiven,foritspurposeistokeeppeoplefrom

havingexcuses,andtoshowthattheentireworldisguiltybeforeGod. PaulindicatesthatGod’slawappliedtotheJewstowhomitwasgiven.Whatdoesheindicateas

thepurposeforthelaw? ReadthefollowingpassagesandwritedownnexttoeachonewhattheyteachyouaboutGod’s

law: Galatians3:19–

HOMEWORK

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Romans5:20– Romans7:7– Romans3:20–• Nowlookatverses21-22.HowdoyouthinktherighteousnessofGodbeenmadeknownor

revealedapartfromthelaw? • Readverses23-26.WhatdoesitmeantofallshortofGod’sglory? TheGreekwordthatistranslated,“justified”isdikaioōanditmeans,“todeclare,pronounce,one

tobejust,righteous,orsuchasheoughttobe.”ItreferstoourbeingmaderightwithGod.Accordingtotheseverses,howarewejustifiedbeforeGod?

WhatkindofrighteousnessisGodlookingfor?• Accordingtoverses27-29,whyistherenoroomforanyonetoboastwhenitcomestobeing

maderightwithGod? Evenasabeliever,whataresomethingsyoutendtoboastaboutortakeprideinwhenitcomes

toyourownlife?InwhatwaysdoyousometimesseeyourselfasbetterthanothersordeservingofGod’sgraceandmercy?

WouldyoubewillingtoconfessthosethingstoGodrightnowandthankHimthatHeistheone

whojustifies?

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WEEK4:TheJusticeofGod’sJudgment:Romans2Onegreatproblemwithsinisthatitleadstoself-justification,sothatanythingthathappenstousthatwedonotlikeisimmediatelyperceivedasbeingunjust,areasontofaultGodforhisorderingoftheuniverse.Thecryoftherebelliousheartisalways,“TheonlythingIwantfromGodisjustice!”GodforbidthatyoushouldreceivejusticefromGod!–JamesMontgomeryBoice,Romans,VolumeI• Whoareyoutojudge?

Thereforeyouhavenoexcuse,Oman,everyoneofyouwhojudges.Forinpassingjudgmentonanotheryoucondemnyourself,becauseyou,thejudge,practicetheverysamethings.–Romans2:1ESV- Judgmentisthethemeofthischapter

o HewillcomparethejudgmentofmanandthejudgmentofGodo HeisouttostressthejusticeofGod’sjudgmento Manhasnorighttojudge–Goddoeso Heistheonewhohasthesolerighttojudgeo Heistheonlyonetrulyrighteouso AndHeistheonlyoneworthytopasssentenceo Somaniswithoutexcusewhenhejudges

! Heisjustasguilty! Hecondemnshimself! Hepracticestheverysamethings(Romans1:29-31)

• Theself-righteoushypocrite

- Thosewholookdowntheirnosesatothers- Themoralelitist(seeLuke18:9-12)

o Hedoesn’tunderstandthenatureandextentofsino He’sblindtohisownfaultso Hehasanover-inflatedsenseofself-wortho He’soverlyjudgmentalofthesinsofotherso HethingsheissomehowimmunetoGod’sjudgmento HemistakesGod‘skindnessasapprovalo Butheisstoringupwrathonthedayofjudgment(Romans2:5)

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ThebasisofGod’sjudgmentofuswillbeourworks.Thisdoesnotmeansomewillbesavedbyworks.Rather,believerswillgiveanaccountoftheirworks,andnonbelieverswillbejudgedaccordingtotheirworks.–R.KentHughes,Romans:RighteousnessFromHeaven- See2Corinthians5:10;Romans14:10;and1Corinthians3:11-15

• God’sJudgment

- Noonehastherighttojudge,butGod- Oursindisqualifiesusfrompassingjudgmentonothers

God’sjudgmentissoperfectthathetakesintoaccountone’smoralperceptioninrenderingjudgment.Tobesure,nooneescapescondemnation.Allfallshort.Nonemeasureuptotheirownmoralperceptionsofrightandwrong,letaloneGod’slaw.NoonewilleverbeabletorisebeforeGodanddeclarethathehasbeenunfair.–R.KentHughes,Romans:RighteousnessFromHeaven

• TheJews’Guilt- TheJewsdidnothavealegtostandon- TheyhadthehonorofbeingmembersoftheJewishrace- TheyhadbeenentrustedwiththelawofMoses- TheywereproudoftheiruniquerelationshipwithGod- TheyhadaknowledgeofGod’swill- Theywereabletodiscernrightfromwrong- TheywereinapositiontohelpothersunderstandthetruthaboutGod- TheyhadtheresponsibilitytoreachothersaboutGod

HERE’STHEPROBLEM:

- Theyhadthelaw,butdidn’tobeyit- TheyhadtheoutwardsignofarightrelationshipwithGod(circumcision,butdidn’tlive

likeit- TheywereinthesameboatastheGentiles- Guiltyandwithoutexcuse!(Deuteronomy10:15-17)

• God’skindness,forbearanceandpatience

- kindnesso Hisactionstowardusinthegospelo ThepowerofGodforsalvation

- Forbearanceo Hisdelayinimplementingjudgmento Hebearswithus

- Patienceo Makrothyumia–greatpatienceo Hebearswithman’ssinalongtimeo Manasks,“WhywouldGodletanyperish?”Becausetheyalldeserveit.o Paulasks,“WhywouldGodspareanyone?”Becausenoneofthemdeserveit.o ButHeshowskindness,forbearanceandpatience

• God’sgoal:Man’srepentance(2Peter3:9)

Buttheywerejustasguilty!