The Triumph of Grace: Romans 1--8
Lesson Three--Page 9
Lesson Three--Romans 2:6-29 Those who keep the law will be saved, not merely those who hear it 2:6-11 God judges impartially In this section and the next, Paul makes one basic point. He says that people can talk all they want about obeying the law, they can resolve to quit sinning, they can make every good resolution they want, and in a misguided way they can show their zeal for the law by judging the sins of others. But unless they obey the law, they will be condemned as lawbreakers.
2. On the other hand, those who do ________________
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Focus on the contrast in these verses. Describe each of the phrases that tell about the way of life of the good person and what he or she will receive. 1. Some, by persistence in doing what
For them, the result will be __________________________ __________________________
is ________________ seek
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We must be very careful when we interpret this section. Paul is not instructing a Christian on how to earn eternal life. This section is law. Paul tells us that all people will be judged on the basis of what they do. The gentile sinner is warned. The Jew who depends on his religious heritage should also take this warning to heart. However, in verse 7 Paul is describing a Christian. In verse 6 Paul quotes from Psalm 62, where David clearly puts himself into the category of a person whom God will reward according to what he has done. How this is to be understood will become more clear when we study the beginning of chapter 8.
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