Study of Romans - Roman 2

Homiletics                                             Study of Romans

Lesson     3                                           Passage: Romans 2

Content (List of Topics or Events)

No Excuse and No Escape – Those who Judge points to own need. (Romans 2:1-4) a. No excuse for those who judge; God judges on truth (1-2) b. A mere human being do the same things being judged; no escape (3)   c. Is there contempt; not realizing God kindness leading to repentance (4)

No Favoritism  - Stubborn and Unrepentant bring God’s wrath on themselves (Romans 2:5-11) a. Wrath is stored 2:5-11up for stubborn and unrepentant (5-6) b. Persistence contrasted good to eternal life and rejecting truth to God’s wrath  (7-8) c. Jew or Gentile rejecting truth and evil bring trouble without favoritism (9-11)

Jew or Gentile God judges by the law you know and the heart you have (Romans 2:12-29) a. Sinners will perish apart from Law – hearing missing the mark if there is not obedience  (12-13) b. Gentiles have a law unto themselves – God judges through Jesus Christ (14-16) c. Jews rely on Law and boast, but break the Law bringing blaspheming him among Gentiles (17-24) d. Circumcision doesn’t mark you for God if the law is broken (25-27) e. Jew is inward to the heart bringing God’s praise (28-29)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
No Excuse and No Escape – Judging just points to need.	Romans 2:1-4
No Favoritism  - Stubborn and Unrepentant bring God’s wrath on themselves	Romans 2:5-11
Jew or Gentile God judges by the law you know and the heart you have	Romans 2:12-29

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

God’s unfavored wrath or reward is judged by our heart

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATL that whether Jew or Gentile God judges us through Jesus Christ based on what we have done and our inward hearts.

Specific Application Questions

1.	Where are you doing the same things you judge in others?  Are your actions showing contempt for what God has done for you?
2.	God has exposed our sin to us… What secret thing won’t you needs to be confessed?
3.	Doing the right things is not  necessarily what God wants… What shortcoming needs to be fixed with God?
4.

Principles to Remember

1.	God’s judgment is based on truth.
2.	No excuse we know sin; no one needs to tell us.
3.	God judges our heart.
4.

Characteristic of God

God does not show favoritism

Theme

God righteous judgment is based on the truth we know and in our hearts.