Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God;Indeed you bear the name of a Jew, rest on the law, glory in God,Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God,But if thou bearest the name of a Jew, and restest upon the law, and gloriest in God,
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… through Jesus Christ as my gospel declares. Now you, if you call yourself a Jew, if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God, if you know as well and approve of what is superior because you've been instructed by the law, if you're convinced you're a guide for the blind, a light for those in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth, you then who teach others, do not teach yourself. You who preach against stealing, do you not steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who have war idols, do you rob temples? You who brag about the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it's written, God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you. Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you become as though you had not been circumcised. …
… universality of sin, both to Gentiles and for Jews. Romans 2, verse 17 through 24. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God and know His will and approve what is excellent because you are instructed from the law, and if you are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth. You then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 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. For as it is written, the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you. Now, before we get into the specifics of these verses, I want you to notice how Paul is addressing his audience. …
… And then he gets to chapter two, verse 17. He says, now you, if you call yourself a Jew, if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God, if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you have been instructed by the law. And then he starts talking about their sinfulness. He starts talking about how God's name has been blasphemed among the Gentiles because of them. It all comes to a head in chapter three, verse nine through 20, where we see this summary of humanity. Chapter three, verse 10. As it is written, there is no one righteous, not even one. No one who understands, no one who seeks God, all have turned away. They have together become worthless. There is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves. Their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Ruin and misery mark their ways in the way of peace. They do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes. In other words, all people everywhere are guilty of sin before a holy God. …