The Hypocrisy of Unbelievers | Rom Ch 2 Study

The Hypocrisy of Unbelievers

Man's so-called goodness is still evil. Why? Because they are not actually good, rather they are hypocrites.

Romans 2 verse 1 says, "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things."

What's really incredible is the hypocrisy of unsaved man's judgment towards one another. In verses 21 and 22 in Romans chapter 2 it says, Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?"

We hear and see this kind of hypocrisy all of the time, not just among religionists. For example, the so-called "cancel culture" today will vehemently attack a celebrity or social media influencer over something and later we find out that the people attacking them were either guilty of the exact same things or even worse things!

Jesus said it well in Matthew 7:3-5

3 "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye."

He was trying to show the Jewish people that unsaved man is a sinner and has no right to judge when they are guilty of the same things. What unbelievers need to do is recognize that they are a sinner, and really that all of mankind is lost without Jesus and that they cannot save themselves. Then they need to believe the gospel alone without works. 

Verse 2 says, "But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things."

Only God, who is Holy and just has the right to judge all of mankind. God has never sinned and will never sin! And all unsaved people are GUILTY before God.

Homework: Read Romans chapter 2. To help you in learning how to study the Bible more on your own, I'll be sharing Bible study tips. This weeks Bible study tip: In this chapter do you notice any repeating "key words"?

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