Paul turns his attention to the moral critic, whether Jew or Gentile, who condemns others while practicing the same sins, warning that God's righteous judgment is according to truth and respects no persons. He establishes that both circumcised and uncircumcised will be judged by their works, with the true Jew being one inwardly, whose circumcision is of the heart in the spirit rather than the letter of the law.
Read Romans Chapter 2 Summary
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Position in Book
IntroductionChapters 1:1-17
Greeting, desire to visit, gospel summary.
Sin's ProblemChapters 1:18-3:20
All humanity guilty before God.
JustificationChapters 3:21-5:21
SanctificationChapters 6-8
Israel's FutureChapters 9-11
Christian LivingChapters 12-16
Bible Bites
Paul Wrote Romans from Corinth
Paul wrote his longest epistle to the Romans from the city of Corinth around AD 57 during his third missionary journey. He had never visited Rome when he wrote this comprehensive theological treatise.
RomansThe scribe breaks the fourth wall
Paul dictated Romans to a scribe. Near the end, that scribe suddenly speaks up in his own voice: 'I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord' (Romans 16:22). A brief, human 'fourth-wall' moment slipped right into Scripture.
Romans 16:22