Romans

Lesson 3

Romans 2:1-16

Romans 2

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. 2 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?

  1. What is it that we have no excuse for?

    2. _________________________________________________________________________

  2. Why is it that we have no excuse for this?

    3. _________________________________________________________________________

  3. Why does the author mention passing judgement on someone else instead of passing judgement on ourselves?

    4. _________________________________________________________________________

  4. Why do we condemn ourselves?

    5. _________________________________________________________________________

  5. What is God's judgement based on?

    6. _________________________________________________________________________

  6. What is the difference between justice and judgement?

    7. _________________________________________________________________________

  7. Can there be justice without judgement?

    8. _________________________________________________________________________

  8. What tense is the phrase "you will escape"?

    9. _________________________________________________________________________

    4 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. 6 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. 8 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; 10 but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.

  9. What are the three riches of God that are mentioned?

    10. _________________________________________________________________________

  10. Two of these three riches are characteristics of what? (1 Cor. 13:4)

    11. _________________________________________________________________________

  11. Where does God's kindness lead us?

    12. _________________________________________________________________________

  12. Why is that God's kindness or love is not mentioned util this point in Romans?

    13. _________________________________________________________________________

  13. What relationship is seen here between God's justice and God's kindness?

    14. _________________________________________________________________________

  14. In this context what would be the correct repentance?

    15. _________________________________________________________________________

  15. What are the two things we have instead of repentance?

    16. _________________________________________________________________________

  16. Do you have these two things?

    17. _________________________________________________________________________

  17. What are we storing up due to these two things?

    18. _________________________________________________________________________

  18. What is the difference between "the day of God's wrath" and the "the wrath of God" revealed in chapter one?

    19. _________________________________________________________________________

  19. What is mentioned as being revealed in verse five?

    20. _________________________________________________________________________

  20. When is what is going to be revealed in verse five going to be revealed?

    21. _________________________________________________________________________

  21. Why does it mention "righteous judgment"? Can there be a judgement that is not righteous?

    22. _________________________________________________________________________

  22. Based on what is God going to give to each person? (See: Rev. 20:11-15)

    23. _________________________________________________________________________

  23. Is it just for God to give to each person based on this?

    24. _________________________________________________________________________

  24. God will give eternal life to those.....

    25. _________________________________________________________________________

  25. Can you persist in this by your own power and strength?

    26. _________________________________________________________________________

  26. What characteristic do those who reject the truth have?

    27. _________________________________________________________________________

  27. What will those who follow evil receive?

    28. _________________________________________________________________________

  28. What will there be for those who do evil?

    29. _________________________________________________________________________

  29. Why first to the Jews?

    30. _________________________________________________________________________

  30. What will those who do good receive?

    31. _________________________________________________________________________

  31. At this "day" mentioned will God's righteousness and justice be widely known?

    32. _________________________________________________________________________

    11 For God does not show favoritism.

    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. 13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous. 14 (Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, 15 since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them.) 16 This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.

  32. Can there be justice if there is favoritism?

    33. _________________________________________________________________________

  33. What is the relationship between judgement and the law?

    34. _________________________________________________________________________

  34. What is going to happen to those who sin apart from the law?

    35. _________________________________________________________________________

  35. Is this the first time Paul uses the word "sin" in Romans?

    36. _________________________________________________________________________

  36. What do the people who know the law have to do to be considered righteous by God?

    37. _________________________________________________________________________

  37. By what "nature" do gentiles do the things required by the law? (Gen. 1:27)

    38. _________________________________________________________________________

  38. Can we say that God reveals Himself or makes Himself known in man's consciousness?

    39. _________________________________________________________________________

  39. Does man follow the law written in his heart?

    40. _________________________________________________________________________

  40. Through whom is God going to judge man?

    41. _________________________________________________________________________

  41. How could God use a man's secrets to judge him?

    42. _________________________________________________________________________

  42. Can we say that God reveals Himself to man in both creation and man's own consciousness?

    43. _________________________________________________________________________

  43. Does man respond correctly to God as He reveals Himself in both creation and man's consciousness?

_________________________________________________________________________