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In a move of rhetorical brilliance (as many in Romans are)! Paul takes the judgmentalism he has just provoked in his readers and turns it back upon themselves (i.e., us!). Whatever speck we may wish to pluck from our neighbor's eye, we must first contend with the plank in our own.
But this is more than a morality lesson. As Paul moves deeper into an understanding of divine judgment, a paradox begins to form - justice, it seems, is a two-edged sword, simultaneously a means of salvation and of condemnation.
The biblical passage referenced in this sermon is:
Romans 2:1-11 (NRSV)Also referenced are these two images:
Roman Rostra Today Roman Rostra (Artist's Recreation)
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Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 19 - From Death in Sin to Life in Christ!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 18 - The Weakness of the Will
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 17 - The Deadly Paradox of Torah
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 16 - A Return to Slavery?
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Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 15 - Baptism and the Exodus from Sin
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 14 - The Sin of Adam and the Grace of God
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 13 - Whence Hope?
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 12 - Faith Like Abraham
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 11 - Saved Like Abraham
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 10 - Salvation by Faith Re-Examined
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 09 - What Happened at the Cross (Atonement Explained)
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 08 - The Saving Part! (Easter 2018)
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 07 - All in the Dock
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 06 - Faith, Faithfulness and Steadfast Love
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 05 - But, Circumcision!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 04 - But, Torah!
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 02 - Homosexuality and Paul's Indictment Against the Pagans
Romans: How God Saved the World, Part 01 - Paul, a Slave of King Jesus... (The Letter Opening)
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