2. 2:1–2 TLV
Therefore you are without excuse, O man—every one of you who
is judging. For by whatever you judge another, you condemn
yourself. For you who judge practice the same things. We know
that God’s judgment on those who practice such things is based on
truth.
3. 2:3-4 TLV
But you, O man—judging those practicing such things yet doing
the same—do you suppose that you will escape the judgment of
God? Or do you belittle the riches of His kindness and tolerance
and patience—not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to
repentance?
4. 2:5-6 TLV
But by your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath
for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is
revealed. He will pay back each person according to his deeds.
5. 2:7-8 TLV
To those who by perseverance in doing good are seeking glory,
honor, and immortality—eternal life. But to those who are self-
seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—
wrath and fury.
6. D
2:9-11 TLV
There will be trouble and hardship for every human soul that does
evil—to the Jew
fi
rst and also to the Greek. But there will be glory,
honor, and shalom to everyone who does good—to the Jew
fi
rst and
also to the Greek. For there is no partiality with God.
7. D
2:12-13 TLV
For all who have sinned outside of the law will also perish outside
of law, and all who have sinned according to law will be judged by
the law. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before
God; rather, it is the doers of the law who will be justi
fi
ed.
8. D
2:14-16 TLV
For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the
things of the law, they are a law to themselves even though they do
not have the law. They show that the work of the law is written in
their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts
switching between accusing or defending them on the day when
God judges the secrets of men according to my Good News
through Messiah Yeshua.
15. Dating the Book of Romans
1. Cenchrea is in Corinth
2. Paul was in Corinth in 54 AD (Acts 20:3)
15
16. Dating the Book of Romans
1. Cenchrea is in Corinth
2. Paul was in Corinth in 54 AD (Acts 20:3)
3. Paul was arrested in Jerusalem in 57 AD (Acts 27:1-2)
16
17. 54 AD
Paul in Corinth
Acts 20:3
Paul in Jerusalem
Acts 27:1-2
57 AD
18. Review
• Who — Paul the “Sheliach”
• When — 54 to 57 AD
• Where — Church in Rome
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19. Review
• Who — Paul the “Sheliach”
• When — 55 to 58 AD
• Where — Church in Rome
• How — Epistle, Open Letter
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20. Review
• Who — Paul the “Sheliach”
• When — 55 to 58 AD
• Where — Church in Rome
• How — Epistle, Open Letter
• Why — Theological Treatise
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21. Review
• Who — Paul the “Sheliach”
• When — 55 to 58 AD
• Where — Church in Rome
• How — Epistle, Open Letter
• Why — Theological Treatise
• What — Relevance to Rome?
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22. What does “primitive Jewish tribal lore” have
to do with the Mighty Roman Empire?
29. Romans 2:1-16
1. Paul argues that all Jews and Gentiles were given God’s law.
2. Paul explains how all Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the law
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30. Romans 2:1-16
1. Paul argues that all Jews and Gentiles were given God’s law.
2. Paul explains how all Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the law
3. Paul shows that all Jews & Gentiles break the Law
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31. Romans 2:1-16
1. Paul argues that all Jews and Gentiles were given God’s law.
2. Paul explains how all Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the law
3. Paul shows that all Jews & Gentiles break the Law
4. Paul warns that all Jews & Gentiles will face punishment
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32. Romans 2:1-16
1. Paul argues that all Jews and Gentiles were given God’s law.
2. Paul explains how all Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the law
3. Paul shows that all Jews & Gentiles break the Law
4. Paul warns that all Jews & Gentiles will face punishment
5. Paul prepares them for the saving work of the Messiah in Chapter 3
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34. D
Therefore you are without excuse O man (Rom. 2:1 TLV)
When Gentiles, who do not have the Law, do by nature the things of
the Law…they show that the work of the law is written in their hearts,
their conscience bearing witness (Rom. 2:14-15 TLV)
40. What does Paul mean by “Law”?
• The Bible — The entire Tanach
40
41. Paul, citing Isaiah 33:19
In the Law, it is written: “By people of strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners
will I speak to this people” (1 Cor 14:21 ESV)
41
42. What does Paul mean by “Law”?
• The Bible
• The Torah — Those laws God gave Israel
42
43. They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the
giving of the Law,
(Rom 9:4 ESV)
43
44. What does Paul mean by “Law”?
• The Bible
• The Torah
• Universal Moral Code — example, Roman Law
44
51. What can be known about God is plain to them—for God has shown
it to them. His invisible attributes—His eternal power and His divine
nature—have been clearly seen ever since the creation of the world…
so people are without excuse
(Rom 1:19–20 TLV)
51
52. What can be known about God is plain to them—for God has shown
it to them. His invisible attributes—His eternal power and His divine
nature—have been clearly seen ever since the creation of the world…
so people are without excuse
(Rom 1:19–20 TLV)
52
53. General Revelation points us to God’s perfection and our sinfulness
Special Revelation points us to the Gospel so that we can be saved
53
54. For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who trusts—to the Jew
fi
rst and also to the
Greek
(Rom 1:16 TLV)
54
55. For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who trusts—to the Jew
fi
rst and also to the
Greek
(Rom 1:16 TLV)
55
59. Jews & Gentiles were given God’s law
• Every society creates laws that determine right from wrong
59
60. “We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
Declaration of Independence
61. The UN General Assembly proclaims this Universal Declaration of
Human Rights as a common standard of achievement for all peoples
and all nations.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
62. Don’t do unto others what you would not want them to do to you
Confucius, The Analects (300 BC)
63. 1. Jews & Gentiles were given God’s law
• Every society creates laws that determine right from wrong
• Every person has a moral compass that determines right from wrong
63
64. 1. Jews & Gentiles were given God’s law
• Every society creates laws that determine right from wrong
• Every person has a moral compass that determines right from wrong
• Every society judges & punishes people who break the law
64
65. 1. Jews & Gentiles were given God’s law
• Every society creates laws that determine right from wrong
• Every person has a moral compass that determines right from wrong
• Every society judges & punishes people who break the law
• Every person wants to punish people who offend them
65
70. TPS
Describe the last time someone o
ff
ended you,
only to realize you’ve done the same thing?
71. If there is a universal body of law, then, there must be a “law giver”.
72. If there is a universal body of law, then, there must be a “law giver”
If there is a “law giver”, then He holds us accountable for breaking his laws.
73. Romans 2:1-16
1. Jews and Gentiles were given God’s Law.
2. Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the Law
73
74. D
When Gentiles, who do not have the Law, do by nature the things of
the Law, they are a law to themselves even though they do not have the
Torah. They show that the work of the Law is written in their hearts,
their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts switching between
accusing or defending them.
(Rom 2:14–15 TLV)
75. Paul argues that all of us “knew” the law
Therefore, all of us are “accountable” for the law
75
76. Romans 2:1-16
1. Jews and Gentiles were given God’s Law.
2. Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the Law
3. Jews and Gentiles break the Law
76
77. Romans 2:1-16
1. Jews and Gentiles were given God’s Law.
2. Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the Law
3. Jews and Gentiles break the Law
4. God will punish people for breaking the law
77
78. God’s judgment on those who practice such things is based on truth. But you, O man
—judging those practicing such things yet doing the same—do you suppose that you
will escape the judgment of God?
(Rom 2:2–3 TLV)
78
79. But by your…unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of
wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed. He will pay back each person
according to his deeds.
(Rom 2:5–6 TLV)
79
89. Romans 2:6, TLV He will pay back each person according to his deeds
Romans 2:7, TLV To those who…[do] good…immortality — eternal life.
Romans 2:10, TLV There will be glory, honor, and shalom to everyone who does good
90. Do deeds derive divine reward?
a. Yeshua is PLAN A, Good deeds are PLAN B
b. Yeshua is for the Gentiles, Torah (deeds) is for the Jews
91. Do deeds derive divine reward?
a. Yeshua is PLAN A, Good deeds are PLAN B
92. Yeshua said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life! No one comes to the Father
except through Me. (John 14:6, TLV)
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to
mankind by which we must be saved! (Acts 4:12 TLV)
92
97. Churches decided Jews have their way of salvation
• Mainline Liberal Protestant Churches
• Roman Catholic Church after Vatican II
97
98. Although Jews do not believe in Jesus Christ…they have a part in
salvation because the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable.
Catholic Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, 2015
http://www.christianunity.va/content/unitacristiani/en/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo/commissione-per-i-rapporti-religiosi-con-l-ebraismo-crre/en.html
100. The Jewish people already have a faith structure. Everyone else,
whether Buddhist or Bahai need to believe in Jesus…but not the Jews.
John Hagee
Hagee, interviewed by Julia Duin, “San Antonio Fundamentalist Battles Anti-Semitism,” The Houston Chronicle, 30 April 1988: 1
103. Romans 2:6, TLV He will pay back each person according to his deeds
Romans 2:7, TLV To those who…[do] good…immortality — eternal life.
Romans 2:10, TLV There will be glory, honor, and shalom to everyone who does good
104. Romans 2:6, TLV He will pay back each person according to his deeds
Romans 2:7, TLV To those who…[do] good…immortality — eternal life.
Romans 2:10, TLV There will be glory, honor, and shalom to everyone who does good
Romans 3:10-12, TLV But we have already charged…[that] none is righteous…no one does good.
Romans 3:20, TLV By the works of the law, no human will be justi
fi
ed
105. Paul is using a hypothetical syllogism to make a logical argument
107. If p, then q. If q, then r.
But “p” aint happen’n
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-ancient/#WhoHypSyl
108. If p, then q. If q, then r.
But “p” aint happen’n so “q” aint happen’n!
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/logic-ancient/#WhoHypSyl
109. If p, then q. If q, then r.
But P AINT HAPPEN’N so Q Aint Ever gonna happen!
110. If someone could be meet God’s standard, then they’d be righteous
111. If someone could be meet God’s standard, then they’d be righteous
But none of us ever meet God’s Standard, so no one is ever righteous
112. NO! You cannot earn God’s favor by doing good deeds.
There is no “plan B”
Yeshua came for the Jewish people too.
113. Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and my prayer to God for Israel is for their
salvation….They have zeal for God—but not based on knowledge. For being ignorant
of God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit
themselves to the righteousness of God.
(Rom 10:1–3 TLV)
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125. In a Crime Story
Each of us are part of something bigger than ourselves
126. We have all been collaborators &
bystanders in a crime story
127. We are all Sinners
Are more guilty than we feel
128. 2. Are we all really that bad?
Yes, whether you feel that way or not
129. Romans 2:1-16
1. Jews and Gentiles were given God’s Law.
2. Jews and Gentiles are accountable to the Law
3. Jews and Gentiles break the Law
4. God will punish individuals for breaking the law
5. God provided a way of redemption
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