God deals with Four kinds of people in Romans 2
The Pagan: - Ignoring God. (Romans 2:12-16)
The Pagan person says, “I should be acquitted of my sins on the grounds of ignorance. I don’t know what sin is”.
God says, “I have revealed Myself to you; therefore, there is no excuse available to man”. (Romans 2:12)
The Moralist: - I am not as bad as others (Romans 2:1-11)
The Moral Person says, “I should be acquitted of my sins because I’m not as bad as the rapist, murderers, addicts, or prostitutes”.
God says, “You’re not the judge”. (Romans 2:1)
The Religious: - My works make me good. (Romans 2:17-29)
The Religious Person says, “I should be acquitted of my sins because I know the law of God and do what is right. I go to church, I tithe, I lead a community group, and I have a great marriage. I don’t need a lot of help.”
God says, “You don’t practice what you preach!” (Romans 2:23)
The Therapeutic: I want to feel good. (Romans 2:12-16)
The Therapeutic Person says ―I should be acquitted of my sins on the grounds that I have had so many sins committed against me and I have suffered greatly for them. So, God is ok with my un-forgiveness for people who sinned against me. “They have become a law to themselves” (v.14) meaning they have defined what is good and evil.
God says, “God will judge the secrets of men by Christ Jesus". (Romans 2:16)
When you look at this list, what is your first reaction? “I’m none of them”? Or “I’m one of them”? I know I do. The truth is we are all of them. I believe Paul’s point in Romans 2 is to show us we need a redeemer. Even as Christians we have some blinds spots, so I hope you can use this list to help reveal some of those blind spots. Remember it’s NOT about how bad you are; it’s about how good God is.
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