The sermon discusses God's judgement according to the book of Romans. It makes 10 points: 1) God's judgement is according to truth. 2) It is inescapable. 3) Sometimes delayed to allow for repentance. 4) Righteous and measured by guilt. 5) According to one's deeds. 6) Privilege will be accounted for. 7) Impartial. 8) Without respect of persons. 9) According to light received. 10) Will take into account secrets. The application section exhorts not condemning others lest one condemn themselves, and to use times without punishment to repent.

1. The Judgement of God
Sermon by Rodney Tan
Sunday 13/1/2019
Melaka Gospel Chapel

2. Outline
• Introduction & Recap
• Ten Things About God’s Judgement
• Application

4. How to Read the Book of Romans
• Don’t get bogged down over the details that need answers
• Get the “big picture”
• Read again with help of good commentaries
• Try to discover answers to its many puzzles/contradictions

5. 1. Question and Answer
• Know that Paul uses argumentation based on an ancient pattern of
dialogue/debate : “diatribe” – question and answer or
objections/false conclusions corrected
• Jew and Gentile “debaters” introduced
• Paul made seeming contradictory statements – need to keep in
context of whole argument

6. 2. Logical Sequence
• Not a sequence of Christian experience (e.g. first justification ch.1-5,
then sanctification ch.6-8)
• Paul does not present the whole gospel at every turn
• As we read the letter – constantly try to keep the whole argument in
mind

7. Recap
• Subject of Romans – the Gospel (good news)
• Book of Romans influenced men :
• converted Augustine (Rom 13:13,14 -walk properly, no provision for the flesh)
• launched Reformation – Martin Luther (“the just shall live by faith”)
• Chapter 1 – Heathens – Deplorable condition of a lost world
• Chapter 2 – Hypocrite - God will judge men

9. 1.Judgement of God is According to Truth (v2)
• Rom 2:1-2 NKJV
• (1) Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who
judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for
you who judge practice the same things.
• (2) But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth
against those who practice such things.

10. 2. Judgement of God is Inescapable (v3)
• Rom 2:3 NKJV
• (3) And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such
things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of
God?

11. 3. Judgement of God is Sometimes Delayed
(v4)
• Rom 2:4 NKJV
• (4) Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and
longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to
repentance?

12. 4. Judgement of God is Righteous &
Measured According to Guilt (v5)
• Rom 2:5 NKJV
• (5) But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart
you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and
revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

13. 5. Judgement of God is According to One’s
Deeds (v6-11)
• Rom 2:6-8 NKJV
• (6) who "WILL RENDER TO EACH ONE ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS":
• (7) eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good
seek for glory, honor, and immortality;
• (8) but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but
obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath,

14. 6. Judgement of God will be According to
Privilege (v9)
• Rom 2:9-10 NKJV
• (9) tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of
the Jew first and also of the Greek;

15. 7. Judgement of God will be Impartial (v10)
• Rom 2:10 NKJV
• (10) but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good,
to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

16. 8. Judgement of God is Without Respect of
Persons (v11)
• Rom 2:11 NKJV
• (11) For there is no partiality with God.

17. 9. Judgement of God is According to the
Measure of Light Received (v12)
• Rom 2:12-14 NKJV
• (12) For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without
law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
• (13) (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but
the doers of the law will be justified;
• (14) for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the
things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to
themselves,

18. 10. Judgement of God will take into Account
the Secrets of Men (v16)
• Rom 2:15-16 NKJV
• (15) who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their
conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their
thoughts accusing or else excusing them)
• (16) in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus
Christ, according to my gospel.

19. Application
• 1 Every time I condemn someone else I condemn myself before God.

20. The Boss Is Always Right
• When I take a long time to finish, I am slow.
• When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough.
• When I don’t do it, I am lazy.
• When my boss does not do it, he is busy.
• When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart.
• When my boss does the same, he takes the initiative.
• When I please my boss, I am apple polishing,
• When my boss pleases his boss, he is cooperating,

21. • When I make a mistake, “you’re an idiot”.
• When my boss makes a mistake, he’s only human.
• When I am out of the office, I am wandering around.
• When my boss is out of the office, he’s on business.
• When I am on a day off sick, I am always sick.
• When my boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.
• When I apply for leave, I must be going for an interview.
• When my boss applies for leave, it’s because he’s overworked.
• When I do good, my boss never remembers.
• When I do wrong, he never forgets.

22. Application
• 1 Every time I condemn someone else I condemn myself before God.
• 2 Every time I am not punished immediately, God is giving me time to
turn around (repent).
• 3 The only evidence accepted at our final judgement will be our full
story of our lives (our works).