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God Will Judge Through Jesus

Date: Jul. 29, 2019

Passage

Romans 2:6-16 (ESV)

He will render to each one according to his works: to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, 10 but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. 11 For God shows no partiality.

12 For all who have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and all who have sinned under the law will be judged by the law. 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. 15 They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them 16 on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 2:16

on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.

1. God does not show favoritism (6-11)

God created men to seek God first and glorify him. Therefore, his judgment will be according to what they have done, their purpose and motivation; God will give honor, glory, peace and eternal life to those who persistently seek God first and his glory. But to those who are self-seeking, rejecting God and following evil, there will be wrath, anger, trouble, distress, and eternal judgment.

2. Judgment through Jesus Christ (12-16)

God will judge by Jesus as the standard. For there is no one righteous not even one (Rom 3:10). All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. (Rom3:23) The Jews who had God's living word were condemned because they couldn't and didn't obey the law. The Gentiles were condemned though they had no law to break. For God gave them a conscience that shows God's requirement in their heart. So by law or by conscience all had sinned and all are condemned before God. Therefore, God will judge people through Jesus Christ, the gift of God; whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. But whoever does not believe in Jesus, will be condemned.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord, we all are condemned either by law or by conscience. Praise God who saves all-Jews and Gentiles by faith in Jesus' death and resurrection.

One Word: Now, through Jesus, can we only be saved!

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Genesis 31:1-30

Key Verse: 31:3

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