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Verse Romans 2:15. _WHICH SHOW THE WORK OF THE LAW_] In acting
according to justice, mercy, temperance, and truth, they show that the
great object of the law, which was to bring men from injustice,
c...
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WHICH SHOW - Who thus evince or show.
THE WORK OF THE LAW - The design, purpose, or object which is
contemplated by the revealed Law; that is, to make known to man his
duty, and to enforce the obligat...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The Gentile Moralist and Reformer and His Condemnation. (Romans
2:1 .)_
2. The Two Classes. (Romans 2:7 .)
3. The State of the Jew. (Romans 2:17 .)...
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Some one interjects: I do not approve, I condemn the sins you
describe. Then you condemn yourself, Paul retorts, for you _commit_
them! THE MORALIST UNDER CONDEMNATION, with the flagitious sinner.
Thr...
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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRIVILEGE (Romans 2:1-11)...
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As many as sinned without the law shall also perish without the law;
and as many as sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; for it is
not the hearers of the law who are righteous in the sight of...
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SHEW. shew forth. Greek. _endeiknumi._
WRITTEN. Greek. _graptos._ Only here.
CONSCIENCE. See Acts 23:1.
ALSO. Omit.
BEARING WITNESS. bearing witness therewith. Greek. _summartureo_.
Here, Romans 8:...
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_which shew_ The relative pronoun is the same as in Romans 1:25, where
see note. It marks a condition: "they are a law to themselves,
INASMUCH AS, &C."
_shew the work of the law written in their heart...
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ΟἽΤΙΝΕΣ explains the preceding phrase.
ἘΝΔΕΊΚΝΥΝΤΑΙ, ‘give proof of’; cf. Romans 9:17; cf. 2
Corinthians 8:24; Ephesians 2:7; i.e. by their actions. The fact that
moral goodness is found in Gentiles i...
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These verses bring out, further, the principle of judgment in
accordance with the opportunities a man has had and the use he has
made of them. Privilege does not exempt from judgment but heightens
res...
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GOD’S wrath, thus revealed in human life through the consequences of
man’s rejection of GOD, is also seen in the judgment of GOD upon
man’s conduct—the only just judgment (1) because all men being
imp...
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IN THEIR HEARTS, &C.— This is the force and stress of the Apostle's
argument. He is proving that the Gentiles have a rule of action; and
where is that rule?—_It is written in their hearts,_ inscribed...
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_RETHINKING IN OUTLINE FORM_
THE NEED OF THE GOSPEL AMONG THE JEWS, Romans 2:1-16
The Jews Were Truly in Need of Justification, for:
If God's judgment was going to be:
1.
According to truth. Roman...
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_TEXT_
Romans 2:12-16. For as many as have sinned without the law shall also
perish without the law: and as many as have sinned under the law shall
be judged by the law; Romans 2:13 for not the hearer...
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Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their
conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while
accusing or else excusing one another;)
WHICH SHOW THE WORK OF THE...
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_THE CONDUCT OF MANKIND_
25 There may be an allusion here to the prevalent custom of worshiping
the Roman emperor. It has often occurred that, when men have attained
to great eminence, they have dema...
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2:15 who (c-1) As ch. 1.32. written (d-8) It is not the law, but the
work which is written....
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THE FAILURE OF THE JEWS
In Romans 1 St. Paul showed that the Gentiles were under God's
judgment on account of sin. Now he is about to turn to the Jews. He
asserts first, that God's judgment will fall...
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WHICH] RV 'in that they.' THE WORK OF THE LAW] i.e. the effect of the
law in marking what is right from what is wrong.
CONSCIENCE] the faculty by which we reflect upon the character of our
actions. It...
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PAUL’S LETTER TO THE *ROMANS
ROMANS
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
PAUL’S ANSWERS TO THOSE WHO *JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE 2:1-16
1. THEY CANNOT AVOID GOD’S JUDGEMENT 2:1-4
v1 So, you who *...
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WHICH. — Rather, _Inasmuch as they._
THE WORK OF THE LAW. — The practical effect or realisation of the
law — written in their hearts as the original Law was written upon
the tables of stone, (Comp. J...
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CHAPTER 6
HUMAN GUILT UNIVERSAL: HE APPROACHES THE CONSCIENCE OF THE JEW
Romans 2:1
WE have appealed, for affirmation of St. Paul's tremendous exposure of
human sin, to a solemn and deliberate self-...
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οἵτινες ἑνδείκνυνται : the relative is
qualitative: “inasmuch as they shew”. τὸ ἔργον τοῦ
νόμου is the work which the law prescribes, collectively.
“Written on their hearts,” when contrasted with the...
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The Apostle has now to prove that the righteousness of God is as
necessary to the Jew as to the pagan; it is the Jew who is really
addressed in this chapter from the beginning, though he is not named...
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THE SEARCHER OF ALL HEARTS
Romans 2:12
The Apostle goes on to show that all men, whether Jews or Gentiles,
will be judged by the same standard. For the Jew that law was written
upon the pages of the...
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It is evident that the apostle here turned to the Jew, though he did
not immediately name him. He charged the Jew with the sin of
practicing the very evils he condemned in the Gentiles. He is at least...
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Which shew the work of the law (l) written in their hearts, their
conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while
accusing or else excusing one another;)
(l) This knowledge is a...
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When the Gentiles...do by nature, or naturally, that is, without
having received any written law, these men are a law to themselves,
and have it written in their hearts, as to the existence of a God,...
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“ _For when Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the
things which the law prescribes, these, having not the law, are their
own law unto themselves: for they show thereby the work of the law...
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FIFTH PASSAGE (2:1-29). THE WRATH OF GOD SUSPENDED OVER THE JEWISH
PEOPLE.
In the midst of this flood of pollutions and iniquities which Gentile
society presents to view, the apostle sees one who lik...
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For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:
and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (13)
(For not the hearers of the law just before God, but the do...
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The circumstances under which the epistle to the Romans was written
gave occasion to the most thorough and comprehensive unfolding, not of
the church, but of Christianity. No apostle had ever yet visi...
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_THE WITNESS OF CONSCIENCE_
‘When the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things
contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto
themselves: which shew the work of the...
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15._Who show the work of the law _(73) _written, etc._; that is, they
prove that there is imprinted on their hearts a discrimination and
judgment by which they distinguish between what is just and unj...
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Two things are presented here with respect to God; His judgment
against evil the evil-doer shall not escape (the real difference of
right and wrong would be maintained by judgment); and His mercy,
pat...
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WHICH SHOW THE WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS,.... Though the
Gentiles had not the law in form, written on tables, or in a book, yet
they had "the work", the matter, the sum and substance of...
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Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their
conscience also bearing witness, and _their_ thoughts the mean while
accusing or else excusing one another;)
Ver. 15. _Their thoughts mea...
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_For when the Gentiles_ That is, any of them _who have not the law_
Not a written revelation of the divine will; _do by nature_ That is,
by the light of nature, without an outward rule, or by the unta...
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THE WORK OF THE LAW; its effect in producing a conviction of duty, and
of guilt in not doing it.
ACCUSING-EXCUSING; as they have done or not done what they thought to
be right. No man will be condemn...
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WHICH SHOW THE WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS, THEIR
CONSCIENCE ALSO BEARING WITNESS, AND THEIR THOUGHTS THE MEAN WHILE
ACCUSING OR ELSE EXCUSING ONE ANOTHER,)...
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THE NECESSITY OF KEEPING THE LAW PROPERLY.
Not the hearing of the Law, but the doing of the Law has value:...
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THE CASE OF THE CULTURED GREEK
But there is a class of Gentiles who are quite keen in seeing these
evils in others, and unhesitatingly judging them for them, while never
considering that the same judg...
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ROMANS 2:1-16
1. Is anyone going to escape the judgment of God?
a. What does Paul mean when he says, "There is not respect of persons
with God?"
i. Good and bad will be judged with fairness
ii. Th...
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THEIR CONSCIENCE ALSO BEARING WITNESS:
Or, the conscience witnessing with them
THE MEANWHILE:
Or, between themselves...
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IN THAT THEY SHOW THE WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS, THEIR
CONSCIENCE BEARING WITNESS THEREWITH, AND THEIR THOUGHTS ONE WITH
ANOTHER ACCUSING OR ELSE EXCUSING THEM); "WRITTEN IN THEIR HEARTS...
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1-16 The Jews thought themselves a holy people, entitled to their
privileges by right, while they were unthankful, rebellious, and
unrighteous. But all who act thus, of every nation, age, and
descrip...
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By THE WORK OF THE LAW, either understand the sum of the law, which
is, To love God above all, and our neighbour as ourselves; or the
office of the law, which consists in directing what to do, and wha...
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in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their
conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with
another accusing or else excusing them) [The meaning here may be...
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Origen de Principiis Book II
And this, I think, was the opinion of the Apostle Paul himself, when
he said, "Their thoughts mutually accusing or excusing them in the day
when God will judge the secret...
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Romans 2:15 who G3748 show G1731 (G5731) work G2041 law G3551 written
G1123 in G1722 their G846 hearts...
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EVEN RESPECTABLE MEN, JUDGES, PHILOSOPHERS, RABBIS AND JEWS COME UNDER
GOD'S JUDGMENT AS SINNERS (2:1-16).
Having demonstrated the sinfulness and inexcusability of the majority
of mankind, Paul now tu...
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ALL WILL BE JUDGED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR OWN MORAL CODE (2:12-16).
Paul now stresses that all men, as well as the Jews, have a moral code
by which they live, and by which they will be judged, and tha...
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‘(For when Gentiles who do not have the law do by nature the things
of the law, these, not having the law, are the law to themselves, in
that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, the...
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Romans 2:15. WHO: or, ‘being such as.' This is virtually the proof
that they are a law unto themselves.
SHEW THE WORK OF THE LAW. By their doing of it show what is the work
of the law = the sum of ‘...
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2. THE SINFULNESS OF THE JEWS, AS A PROOF OF THEIR NEED OF THE GOSPEL.
This passage contains the second part of the proof of the universality
of sin, and hence of the universal need of the gospel, whe...
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1. _The Ground on which all men are Judged_
The Jews would at once assent to the truthfulness of the previous
description; but while condemning the Gentiles, they would mentally
excuse themselves. To...
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IN THAT THEY
(οιτινες). "The very ones who," qualitative relative.WRITTEN IN
THEIR HEARTS
(γραπτον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων). Verbal
adjective of γραφω, to write. When their conduct corresponds on...
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Romans 2:12
I. What does the Apostle mean when he says that certain persons shall
perish without law? Is he aggravating their condemnation, and telling
us that they shall have judgment without mercy,...
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Romans 2
The Practical Outcome of Judaism.
I. The first thing on which St. Paul lays anxious stress in this
passage is this: The judgment of God according to men's works is just,
inevitable, and impa...
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CONTENTS: The equal standing of Jew and Gentile before the justice of
God. Morality apart from Christ useless as means of salvation. Jews
knowing the law condemned by the law.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLU...
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Romans 2:1. _Therefore thou art inexcusable, oh man,_ whether Roman or
Jew, who judgest another, and doest the same thing thyself, though it
may be in some other way. But as the judgment of God is acc...
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THEIR CONDUCT SHOWS. Their actions show that they do have this Law
written in their hearts. Their consciences also demonstrate this by
showing they know right from wrong. They have a sense of moral va...
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_Wherefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that
judgest._
MAN’S INEXCUSABLENESS
I. Because--
1. He has a knowledge of his duty.
2. He was created with ability to perform it.
3. He...
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_For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the
things contained in the law, these … are a law unto themselves._
MAN WITHOUT THE BIBLE
“Law” means God’s special revelation through t...
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_Which show the work of the law written in their hearts._
THE WORK OF THE LAW WRITTEN IN THE HEART
“I know and approve the better, and yet follow the worse,” said
one of the wisest heathens; yet it d...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 2:14 For Gentiles, God’s law is WRITTEN ON
THEIR HEARTS. Their consciences show what is right or wrong in their
behavior. Paul does not imply that the human conscience is always...
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ROMANS—NOTE ON ROMANS 2:1 Most interpreters say that Paul focuses on
the sin of the Jews throughout this chapter. Another view is that the
sin of the moral person (whether Jewish or Gentile) who judge...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Romans 2:13. NOT THE HEARERS OF THE LAW.—Jewish writers held that no
circumcised person goes to hell. St. Paul confutes all vain opinions.
The literal meaning of δικαιοῦν is to make...
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EXPOSITION
ROMANS 2:1
(_b_) _Those who judge others, not excepting the Jews. _Here a new
stage of the argument, in proof of the position propounded in Romans
1:18, begins, and is continued to the end...
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Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judges
(Romans 2:1):
You see, I read this list and I say, "Oh, yes, it is horrible. My, I
just don't know what we are going to do, the w...
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1 John 3:19; 1 Kings 2:44; 1 Timothy 4:2; 2 Corinthians 1:12;...
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Which shew [ο ι τ ι ν ε ς ε ν δ ε ι κ ν υ ν τ α ι].
Rev., better, in that they shew, the double relative specifying the
class to which they belong, and therefore the reason for what
precedes. Shew, pr...
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Who show — To themselves, to other men, and, in a sense, to God
himself. The work of the law — The substance, though not the letter,
of it. Written on their hearts — By the same hand which wrote the
c...
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How can those who are by nature sinners keep God’s laws of nature?
PROBLEM: Ephesians 2:3 asserts that all humans are “by nature
children of wrath.” But Paul speaks here of unbelieving Gentiles who
“...