Romans 2

Romans 2 ( Once you have answered the questions, please add more questions in the comment thread and encourage fruitful discussions from which we can learn from one another)
Now the questions
1) What kind of judging is hated by God? Why?
2) What is the intention behind God's kindness?
3) What is the reason for Paul using "God does not show favouritism" in this chapter?
4) What will be judged on judgment day?
5) How is God's name blasphemed among gentiles? How is this passage relevant to present day?
6) What is the kind of circumcision that God expects?


  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 1. "Passing Judgement when you do the same things" is hated by God - 'coz V23 You dishonor God by breaking the law.
    2. God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance
    3. As paul was addressing this to Jews (v17) he wanted to reiterate that Jew is     no special from a Gentile in God's Judgement.
    4. v16 People's secrets. i.e., as per v15 consciences and thoughts
    5. v23 - Boasting the Law and Breaking the law. A present day example - We mock the reverence other people give to their idols. But the degree of Reverence given to our God much less (in my opinion).
    6. v29 - circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit.
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  • Prason Christopher Robin Precise and to the point answers brotherSamjayander Thiagarajan

    One more question. In the first chapter of Romans verse 20 we read " For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly     seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse". 

    This verse clearly explains that every human being can see the work of GOD and understand his nature by just looking at the creation.

    Now coming back to the second chapter, Is there any passage or verse that also talks about "General Revelation or Universal Revelation" of God to human beings?

    I am raising this question, because the answer to this question will be a fitting answer to the question on "What will happen to a man in the jungle who has never heard the gospel? How will he be judged?"
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan Yes. v 14&15 speaks of gentiles and says they will be judged based on theirconscience and thoughts. i.e., by the law written in their hearts.
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan also, i have a question, who is the audience of Romans? Jews or gentiles? or both?
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  • Prason Christopher Robin Beautiful brother. Many atheists and people of other faith raise that question to Christian preachers. Larry King threw that question to Billy Graham and now to Joel Osteen. They could have answered the question based on Romans 1 and 2.

    To answer the     question about the audience of this letter.

    The audience is definitely Saints ( Believers) . In Rome the believers were mainly Jewish converts. Paul was himself a Roman by birth; but still had not met them yet. This letter is addressed to both jews and gentiles; but a heavy stress is given with jews as audience base. If we read the first two chapters of Romans we will sense this. This feeling will be there till the 8th chapter.
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Romans 1

1) Paul says that he was set apart for the gospel which was promised through prophets. Who were the prophets and what did they promise through prophesy? Explain
2) How many times did Paul visit the Romans before he wrote this epistle? Explain with examples
3) Name three reasons why Paul longs to visit Rome?
4) Who suppresses the truth and how do they suppress it?
5) What are the invisible qualities of God?
6) Why did man fall for sinful desires?
7) What does these two verses (26,27) imply? What is hated by God according to God?
8) What is the punishment for willful sinning?
9) When we read the full chapter, what is the suitable Title that we can give to this chapter?

Discussions

  • Brucelin Kithion 1. The major and minor prophets pointed out to the coming of Jesus as the good news or gospel 3. First, he wants to share a spiritual gift, second, encourage each other in faith, and third to encourage them to demonstrate spiritual fruits. 4. Everybody suppressed the truth as each one was wicked. They suppressed the truth by overpowering it with their wickedness. It denotes each of us before our conversion 5. God's invisible qualities is seen through each and everything that He created including the nature, mankind etc . It consists of His wisdom, power, knowledge, love etc 6. Man fell for sinful desires because he chose to keep God away and do everything on his own, and infact, we understand from this chapter that God didn't stop when man chose to go his own ways and allowed him to indulge in his desires. This signifies the free will of man. 7. As importance was given to the created things at the cost of the Creator, He chose to distance Himself and let mankind go on their own way, and we went to the maximum corrupt state as possible. One can see this clearly in his or her life before being saved. 8. The punishment for willful sinning is the dreaded consequence of being away from God and left to do everything on our own and the possibility of being destroyed by our evil desires which eventually lead to both moral and physical death 9. The title can be " The need of Gospel to bring back the fallen mankind"
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  • Prason Christopher Robin That is beautiful annan.

    Need scripture verses that compliment answers for question number 1

    Need answers for 2nd question.

    Also a precise answer for question number 7 because many new doctrines are formed by disobeying those two verses.
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  • Sweetlyn Baker 1. Major n minor prophets, David. Prophesy - God will become man in Jesus, die n resurrect to give us eternal life.
    2. None. Verse 10. He was still praying to God to open doors for him to visit Rome. Verse 13. He was prevented from visiting Rome until     then.
    3. Verse 11. To impart some spiritual gifts to make them strong.
    Verse 12. Be mutually encouraged by each other's faith.
    Verse 13, 14,15. To preach the gospel n have harvest among them.
    4. Godless, wicked people by their wickedness.
    5. Verse 20. Eternal power n divine nature.
    6. Willfully suppress the truth in their heart. Exchanged truth of God for falsehood.
    7. God created man for woman n vise versa(Adam n Eve). Any other relationship is against nature n is hated by God.
    8. God abandoned them to dishonorable passion or sinful desires.
    9. Paul's longing to visit Rome n emphasis on reason for wrath of God on mankind.
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  • Brucelin Kithion Answer to 7; To be brutally honest, I should say that God abhors homosexuality and homosexuals, full stop. Gay, lesbian and all crooked relationship are due to our perverted thinking, and God never approves it even though today's spineless church might support it and take it easy.
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  • Hadon Smily I very first line, BONDSERVANT really amazes me... How many people today call themselves as bondservants of Jesus... What is the definition of bond servant?
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  • Hadon Smily As Christians we want right... we claim rights.. but a true slave of Jesus has no rights...
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  • Hadon Smily Romans 1:1 and Gal 1:15 - Here Paul claims he was separated from his mother's womb... Though Paul came to the knowledge of Christ late in his life.. He was chosen by God thru Grace right from the womb... SO ARE WE..
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  • Hadon Smily vs 5 - we have GRACE to OBEY Him in the FAITH and to carry out His MISSION WORK...
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  • Hadon Smily vs 12 - Source of Encouragement = Mutual Bond of faith between believers..
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  • Sweetlyn Baker Some Ref in old testament for question 1.
    Isaiah 7:14
    Isaiah 9 : 6, 50:6    ...See More
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 2. AFAIK, there is no reference to Paul visiting Rome before this epistle.
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 6. Men fall for sinful desired because:
    v18 - They suppressed truth by wickedness
    v21 - Knowing God, they neither glorified nor gave thanks
    v23 - Exchanged glory of immortal God to mortal humans, birds, animals and reptiles
    v25 - They exchanged truth about God for a lie
    - They worshiped and served created things rather than creator
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 7 - v 25 - replacing God (lie for truth & created things for Creator) is hated by God. Because of this he gave them over to their lusts.
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 8 - Death - V 32 - They (who do all the above sins) knew they deserve death.
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  • Samjayander Thiagarajan 9 - Sin - Abandonment - Consequences
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  • Berritta Cypto 1. Set apart for gospel : Acts 9:15, Acts 13:2 - Paul is God's chosen instrument for gospel.. 3. Vs.11 - 13, impart spiritual gift to make them strong, mutual encouragement by each others faith, harvest among genetiles 4. vs.18, All men, by their wickedness. 5. Vs.20, His eternal power and divine nature - invisible qualities 6. Vs. 21 -23 Knowing God, they neither glorified nor gave thanks, Exchanged glory of immortal God to mortal images.. So God gave them over sinful desires.. 7. Homosexual and crooked relationship 8. Vs 32. sin conquers leading to death
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