THE HUMBLE SHALL SEE GOD
Romans 2:1-12
NO EXCUSE FOR YOUR JUDGMENT
V:1.\” You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. \”
A. The therefore in this verse implies a conclusion that has been made based on the
argument in chapter 1 of Romans.
1. The conclusion is that an man knows the character of God and the power of God
through creation which he observes. Not only that, but man has experienced the
blessing of God through out his life.
2. Knowing the existence of God, the man in question has chosen to reject his
knowledge of God in favor of his evil desires.
B. Those who reject God and His righteousness are fighting a war among themselves.
1. They want the justice of God applied to themselves without being obedient to
God who they reject.
2. To pass judgment means you have to a have a standard by which your judgment is
based.
3. If we do not live by the standard which we judge, then we condemn ourselves.
4. Consider a thief who steal from others, but hold a gun on one who steals
from him.
a. Has not the thief condemned himself?
b. The war within the thief is from the fact that he is trying to hold his friends and
others to a standard of righteousness that he himself refuses to live by.
C. There is no excuse for his behavior or his judgment because his standard demonstrates
a knowledge of right from wrong.
1. He cannot claim ignorance of God because he recognizes God with his judgment.
2. According to Roman 1, God has given him over to his evil desires because he
refuses to glorify Him or give Him tanks.
YOU SHALL NO THE TRUTH
V:2-3. \” Now we know that God\’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
3 So when you, a mere man, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God\’s judgment?
A. The only truth that we can live by is the Word of God.
1. Luke 6:37
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned:
forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.
2. We must live by God\’s standards and not our own.
3. Before we judge someone, we should look at ourselves to be sure that we are not
doing the things what we judge others.
B. We will be judged by the same standard that we judge others.
1. To judge is to take the place of God.
2. Rarely do we know the whole story, because we have not walked in another
mans shoes.
DON\’T TAKE GOD\’S KINDNESS FOR GRANTED
V:4-5. \” Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God\’s kindness leads you toward repentance?
5 But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God\’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.\”
A. To judge another person is to show a lack of tolerance. kindness and compassion.
1. If we consider our short comings, we will realize the mercy of God on us
through out our lives.
2. When we realized the kindness of God toward us, we should want our
hearts and action to be pleasing to God.
3. Because we want to please God we will repent our sin as soon as we
recognize them.
B. The person or persons in question in this text does not repent but continue in
their evil judgment and actions toward others.
1. As a result is storing up God\’s wrath against himself.
2. Galatians 6:8
The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction;
the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
3. God is the judge of our actions.
YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW
V:6-7. \” God \”will give to each person according to what he has done.\”
7 To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. \”
A. There are two types of peoples in the world.
1. Those who obey God\’s commands are the ones who love Him.
2. Those who reject God, store up His wrath for themselves.
3. All actions have consequences, good or bad.
B. Those who loves the Lord seek His glory and honor.
1. Those who love the Lord have a pattern of righteousness.
2. Those who believe in God have eternal life with Him as their destination.
3. The Christian objection should be to please God with all his heart, mind,
soul and strength.
STORE UP TREATURES IN HEAVEN OR STORE GOD\’S WRATH
V:8-9. \” But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
9 There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.\”
A. This second group walk and live under the influence of Satan and his demons.
1. A person under the influence of Satan is self centered.
2. A person who rejects God, rejects His authority over his life.
3. He has made himself an idol or worships something other than the
true and living God.
4. As a result he walks after the evil of this world and seeks to satisfy his
evil desires.
5. His evil desires leads to evil actions which stores up the wrath of God.
B. Those who follow after their own desires are not under the protection of God.
1. Job 14:1
Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
2. Believers and non believers will have trouble in their lives.
3. Believers have God to protect them in their troubles and to carry
through their troubles.
4. Non believers are stuck in their troubles.
5. The troubles of a non believer is the wrath of God.
6. The troubles of a believer are faith growing opportunities.
JESUS JOY IS FOUND IN OBEDIENCE
V:10-11. \” but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
11 For God does not show favoritism. \”
A. Those who humble themselves before God will be lift up by God.
1. Psalms 149:4
For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation.
2. Isaiah 66:2
Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?\” declares the
Lord. \”This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and
trembles at my word.
B. To the Lord, there is neither Jew or Gentile, but the one who trust Him.
1. The Lord\’s grace and mercy falls fresh each day on those who worship Him.
2. The Word of God came first to the Jew, alone with all His blessings.
3. After the death and resurrection of Jesus salvation came to the Gentiles.
4. God honors all who follow His commands.
ETERNAL JOY OR ETERNAL HELL, YOUR CHOICE
12 All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.
A. Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1. The Gentiles (which is us) have never been under the penalty of the Law.
2. The Law applied to the Jews which they could not keep.
3. The Law was never designed to save, but to show our sinfulness.
4. We are doom to an eternal hell if we do not accept Christ as our personal Savior.
5. Ephesians 2:4-5
But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace
you have been saved.
6. Abraham by faith in the Word of God, was considered righteous and
received eternal life with Christ.
C. Jesus death on the Cross open the door to heaven to all who believe in Jesus
(the Word), Jews and Gentiles alike.
JUDGE NOT AND YOU WILL NOT BE JUDGED
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor OF Greater Macedonia Baptist Church
5510 West Sam Houston Parkway North
Houston, Texas 77041
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