Romans - Chapter 2 (Part 1)

Romans 2:1-16

Back to the Bible - Ed McCaffrey continued our study in Romans.  We picked it up in Chapter 2. 

2 Things stuck out most to me as we read togther the verses in Romans and all the verses that support and connect with Romans.  The 1st thing is that as Christians we need to watch ourselves and try not to condemn others.  It says it right in the first verse in Romans Chapter 2 - "You, therefore have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else for at watever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."  We are called to judge what is good and not good, what is pleasing to God and what is not pleasing to God, so that we may choose wisely.  But actually passing judgment on some one else as if to say we are perfect or better than that person, that is what Paul is talking about. 

The 2nd thing that stuck out to me (and where I want to spend most of my time) it seems that God, the Father won't actually be judging us come judgement day.  God has passed that responsibility on to his Son - Jesus Christ.  Is this true?  It says it here in verse 16 - "This will take place on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares."  I had to think about this statement for a long time.  Is God really not going to judge, but Christ instead?  God and Jesus are one.  So what does this mean.  Verse 16 does say God will judge - God will judge, through Jesus Christ.

I have concluded that God will judge - Jesus will be apart of that judgement, but this verse seems to support the philosophy that we as Christians will be judged through Jesus's blood and we will be saved.  But this is only the beginning, we will be held responsible for our actions as well, but that comes later in Romans.