STUDIES IN ROMANS
LESSON 9
GOD’S PRINCIPLES OF
JUDGMENT – THE JEWS (PART 4)
Romans
2:17-25 (KJV)
17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Romans 2:17-25 (CEB)
17 But, if you call yourself a Jew;
if you rely on the Law; if you brag about your relationship to God;
18 if you know the will of God; if you are taught by the
Law so that you can figure out the things that really matter; 19 if
you have persuaded yourself that you are:
a guide for the blind; a light to those who are in darkness; 20 an educator of the foolish;
a teacher of infants (since you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the Law);
21 then why don’t you who are teaching others teach yourself? If you preach, “No stealing,” do you steal? 22 If you say, “No adultery,” do you commit adultery? If you hate idols, do you rob temples? 23 If you brag about the Law, do you shame God by breaking the Law? 24 As it is written: The name of God is discredited by the Gentiles because of you. 25 Circumcision is an advantage if you do what the Law says. But if you are a person who breaks the Law, your status of being circumcised has changed into not being circumcised.
a guide for the blind; a light to those who are in darkness; 20 an educator of the foolish;
a teacher of infants (since you have the full content of knowledge and truth in the Law);
21 then why don’t you who are teaching others teach yourself? If you preach, “No stealing,” do you steal? 22 If you say, “No adultery,” do you commit adultery? If you hate idols, do you rob temples? 23 If you brag about the Law, do you shame God by breaking the Law? 24 As it is written: The name of God is discredited by the Gentiles because of you. 25 Circumcision is an advantage if you do what the Law says. But if you are a person who breaks the Law, your status of being circumcised has changed into not being circumcised.
1.
BASIS
FOR THE JUDGMENT FOR THE JEWS v.17-20
Ø Rest – have
confidence in their position in the Law
Ø Boast, know His
will, approve the excellent, instructed out of the Law
2.
DON’T DO WHAT THEY
SAY v.21-23
Ø Teach but don’t
learn; preach but don’t do; set moral standards – don’t do
Ø Dishonor God by
their life
3.
GOD DISCREDITED BY
THE GENTILES BECAUSE OF JEWS LIVES v.24
4.
CIRCUMCISION:
PROFIT/NON-PROFIT v.25
BELIEVE AND LIVE WHAT YOU BELIEVE OR BE JUDGED FOR HYPOCRISY.
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