Romans 2:1-11

1: Therefore you have no excuse, everyone of you who passes judgment, for in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.
2: And we know that the judgment of God rightly falls upon those who practice such things.
3: But do you suppose this, O man, when you pass judgment on those who practice such things and do the same yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God?
4: Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
5: But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
6: who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS:
7: to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;
8: but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.
9: There will be tribulation and distress for every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek,
10: but glory and honor and peace to everyone who does good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
11: For there is no partiality with God.

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Paul said that those who pass judgement on others for their evil deeds, particularly the Jews toward the Gentiles, yet did the same things themselves, were not going to escape God’s judgement. Please understand that Paul was not against the Jewish people. He was a Jew himself. He was simply making it clear that they could not rely on their Jewish heritage to save them. The kindness God had shown toward the Jews was meant to lead them to repentance, but if they would be stubborn and unrepentant, they would store up wrath for themselves by God who will give to everyone according to their deeds—good or bad, Jew or Gentile.

We can’t rely on the faith of our family, the church we belong to, or those we associate with for salvation. Our faith in Jesus Christ must be our own. Our heart must be repentant of our own evil deeds, and we must persevere in doing good. It does no good to recognize the sins of others and point the finger of judgement at them if we are doing the same things ourselves.

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