Romans 2:17-29
The religious self-excuser’s main thing: hypocrisy.
hypocrisy:
hypocrite:
Matt. 23:28; Mark 12:15; Luke 12:1
1. Do not count outward appearance as inward righteousness.
Gal. 2:13
2. Any name—Jew, Christian—can prove to be hypocrisy without
love of God and heart transformation.
The Sun and the Moon / The Lamp and the Glow-in-the-Dark Ball Verses 25–29 gives two answers to the one who thinks the law must be
salvation’s source:
1. The principle of law is perfect obedience.
2. God acts in the gospel to save his people.
The sign must “count“ by pointing to a true inner reality.
3. God has always been after the heart.
The circumcision of the heart (Dt. 10:12-21).
Application Questions
What is my confidence? “The Holy Spirit is working on my heart:
cutting, softening, changing.”
Am I trying to earn anything? “I just love God’s delight; I love his
pleasure and joy. I love what he loves.”
Join us as we prayerfully study Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, a letter that has strengthened the church and enriched believers throughout church history.
