OUR FATHER WHO IS AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE

Chapter 2 of the Apostle Paulˋs letter to the Romans from verses 1 - 16 pronouces mankind to be without excuse before God and  that all sin will be impartially judged. 

Paul lists the people to whom the judgement of God would visit;

• Those who deign to be judges while practicing the very things they judge
• Those who ignore the call of God to repentance that He offers out of His goodness
• Those whose hard hearts do not obey the truth but obey unrighteousness 

1 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. 2 But we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those who practice such things. 3 And do you think this, O man, you who judge those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God? 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.

The apostle Paul clarifies that those that sinned as Gentiles without the law will perish without the law and those that sin in the law will be judged by the law. Paul notes that merely hearing the law does not exculpate a person from judgement but rather doing the things in the law. 

Paul explains that the gentiles, even without the law, are subject to the law written in their hearts which acts as their consciences that counsel them on wrong and right actions. This conscience accuses them of wrong doing and they can either seek repentance or they can excuse their actions but either way, the judgment of God will expose the secrets of men by Jesus Christ.

12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law 13 (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; 14 for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves, 15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them) 16 in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.

The perfection of Christ and His sacrifice of His life and the shedding of His blood is the only way through faith in Him that is given for salvation from the coming judgement for He fulfilled the law in its totality and yet was killed and thus took the judgement for any who would believe in Him and the efficacy His sacrifice to save.

Amen. 

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