“Hypocrites and Finger-Pointers” (Romans 2:1-5)

“Hypocrites and Finger-Pointers” (Romans 2:1–5)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday AM, March 5, 2017

 

Romans 2:1–5 (NIV)

2 You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. ² Now we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. ³ So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? ⁴ Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

⁵ But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.

 

1. Wrongly judging others in hypocrisy (1).

 

2. Wrongly thinking we don’t deserve judgment, while others do (2–3).

 

3. Wrongly thinking we deserve God’s kindness, while others don’t (4).

 

4. Wrongly assuming our own righteousness, oblivious to our own hard hearts that will lead us to condemnation (5).