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Sunday School Special : Romans – Lesson 9

Text: Romans 2:4-11
23 July 2023

SENIOR SUNDAY SCHOOL 23 July 2023

Text: Romans 2:4-11

Subject: The Judgment of God V

4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

6 who “will render to each one according to his deeds”:

7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,

9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek;

10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

11 For there is no partiality with God.

Romans 2:4-11

THE PROBLEM WITH THE JEWS

1. They were despising the LORD’s:

a) Rich goodness
b) Forbearance
c) Longsuffering

2. These things were extended to them

a) In the hope of their repentance
b) And through repentance receive redemption

3. Why were they despising such grace and mercy given to them?

a) Hardness of heart
b) Impenitence

4. The danger they were in

a) Treasuring (building) up to the day of their judgment
b) The wrath of God would come upon them
c) In the day when the judgment of God would be revealed

HOW WOULD GOD EXERCISE JUDGMENT?

1. He would render according to the deeds of each one

2. Two groups of people are distinguished:

a) Those who seek God and expressed in the following ways:
i) They seek glory
ii) Honour
iii) Immortality
iv) They seek with patient continuance
v) This is seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness
(Matthew 6:33)
vi) They will find eternal life
b) Those who are self-seeking
i) They do not obey the truth
ii) They obey unrighteousness
iii) They will find indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish

WOULD EVERYONE BE JUDGED FAIRLY?

1. Yes!

a) Jew
b) Greek (Gentile)

2. To those who seek God and His kingdom, they will find

a) Glory, honor, and peace
b) Faith is not just a verbal confession
c) It is seen in the works we do in life

3. God is an impartial Judge

a) He will judge with righteousness
b) He will not be partial to the Jews
c) He will not be prejudiced against the Gentiles