Day 2

Scripture to Read: Romans 2:3–5

As God led Paul to write His Word, we know that God used Paul to point out the sin of the Gentiles in Romans 1. As God led Paul to continue to write, there were Jews who felt they were right in the sight of God because they were born Jews and they lived moral lives. The Jews believed their morality made them right with God. But, apart from a saving relationship with Christ, no one will escape the judgment of God. Apart from Christ, everyone deserves the wrath of God for our sins. God could not and cannot ignore the punishment sin deserves. That is why Christ came and took ALL of the punishment, ALL of God the Father’s wrath, on Himself while on the cross and paid the price in full for ALL sins through His death and the shedding of His blood (Leviticus 17:11, Hebrews 9:22). All of humanity who refuse God’s gift of life through Christ rightly faces spiritual death. Moral people will NOT escape God’s judgment, for our morality always falls short of God’s perfection (Proverbs 14:12). In Romans 2:4, God gives us His Good News, “knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance.” God’s desire is not to strike people down as some portray Him. Instead, God is patient toward us (2 Peter 3:9), and He opens people’s eyes to see their sin so that they may repent (2 Timothy 2:25–26). People must respond and can either have their heart softened by the gospel or hardened by sin; the choice is theirs.

Challenge & Application

· Why does everyone deserve God’s wrath, and what has God done on behalf of all mankind? · How do you respond to God’s kindness in repentance each day, and how are you choosing to walk in obedience to Him?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

After describing (in Romans 1) the sinful lifestyles of people who are lost in their sin, in Romans 2:1, God reminds us there is no place for us to pass judgment from a position of arrogance or self-righteousness on the lost. When we judge from a position of arrogance, God tells us that we are living in some of these same sins as those whom w...

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Day 2

As God led Paul to write His Word, we know that God used Paul to point out the sin of the Gentiles in Romans 1. As God led Paul to continue to write, there were Jews who felt they were right in the sight of God because they were born Jews and they lived moral lives. The Jews believed their morality made them right with God. But, apart from a ...

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Day 3

Yesterday, God showed us that our hope is in Christ and that Christ took our judgment on Himself. We also saw that the kindness of God is revealed through Christ. In His Word, God the Father continually offers hope to all mankind through our Lord Jesus Christ and today is no different. As God offers hope through Christ, He continually warns o...

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Day 4

Over the last three devotions, God has revealed to us portions of His divine character and the choices He provides to mankind to follow Him or themselves. We have seen God's holiness through His judgment and wrath that will come upon sinners (those who refuse His gift of forgiveness through Christ). We have seen His patience and kindness give...

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Day 5

Yesterday, God taught us that He shows no partiality and that He is not impressed with a person’s physical lineage but their spiritual lineage. As God continued to use Paul to pen His Word, God had Paul share how every sinful person is found guilty. For God’s Word says, in Romans 2:12–13, For all who have sinned without the Law will also peri...

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Day 6

In Romans 2:14–15, God makes it clear why the Gentiles, who do not have the Law, can be found guilty of their sin. God has Paul write His Word to reveal that though Gentiles do not have the Law which was given to the Jews, what Gentiles do have is the evidence of the Law written on their hearts by God. Every soul on the face of the earth has ...

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Day 7

So far this week, in Romans 2, we have learned much about God’s judgment. God will judge both the Jew and the Gentile, which includes us. Everyone found separate from Christ will be found guilty of their sin. God will also judge everyone according to their works. These works are not just actions that others can see, but the works God will jud...

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