Romans 2:17-29
This week we finished Chapter 2. Ed McCaffrey made it a point to read "Christian" instead of "Jew" everytime you saw the word Jew.
It is true we as Christians can feel superior or feel like we have earned this thing called Salvation. But indeed we can be just as hypocritical as the Jews back then. Paul in Romans goes on to say that being a Jew is an inward thing. That it is by the Spirit that the heart of a Jew makes them a Jew. Same with Christians - they will know we are Christians by our love, because our hearts don't lie.
Jeremiah 4:4 says: Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, circumcise your hearts, you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my wrath will flare up and burn like fire because of the evil you have done - burn with no one to quench it.
This verse is important to point out, because the Jews that Jeremiah was talking to would have already been circumcised, but he specifically talks about the heart not about the physical act that would have already been performed.
Ed left us with 3 questions:
1. What is Gd really looking for out of his children?
2. What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?
3. What can you do in your own life so that your example outweighs your message?
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