Amos 1 & 2, Romans 2: 17-29, Romans 3: 1-8, Psalm 106: 16-31
Romans 2: 22-23 (ESV)
“You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you
commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the
law dishonor God by breaking the law.”
Verses 22 through 23 from Romans 2 shows Paul reminding us
that all people will be judged by God whether they know God’s laws or not. In
David Guzik’s bible commentary, he says that “God applies his law to both our
actions and our attitudes…God will hold us accountable for both our motives and
actions.” We cannot just teach God’s law. We need to constantly examine our
actions and our attitudes to make sure we are also obeying God’s laws. If we
only preach the law to other people and not follow it ourselves, then we are hypocrites
in the sight of God. I think for Paul this might even mean that God will judge
even more harshly those who point out people who break the law, while they
themselves are guilty of doing the same thing. While Jesus was alive, he constantly
pointed out the rabbis who told people they were sinning by disobeying God while
they themselves were guilty of doing the same thing.
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