Romans 2:4 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;
1. V4 & 5 Judgement according to opportunity
Forbearance is God holding back the judgement we deserve rather than destroying us the moment we sin
Longsuffering is sending kindness and withholding judgement or being slow to send it
God gives us a chance to be saved by repenting.
Repentance is a change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done
V5 Hardheartedness or being unrepentant - comes from the word sclerosis as in arteriosclerosis which is a hardening of the arteries
Here the danger is not physical but spiritual hardness
A hardened heart can disable you permanently for eternity
Psalms 95:8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Treasuring (or storing) up wrath... to reject God's offer of forgiveness and clinging to your sin will earn you more severe judgement
2. v6 - 10 Judgement according to deeds or works
V6 This verse shows the right or just judgement of God
1John 1: 5 -8
1John 3:2-11 Says if we abide in him we purify ourselves, we can't habitually sin, we love the brethren
v7 &10 These are the redeemed or saved in these verses
· The saved are the object of his favor
Those who by patient continuance
1 Corinthians 9:25 And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Those who have a holy ambition
Those who are patient in well doing
They run the race with endurance
Hebrews 12:1-3
Next we see the product of his favor which are also the goals of every believer
Glory the wonderful condition of blessedness or sinlessness and perfection which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Savior’s return from heaven
Honor is the privilege of being in heaven...we are precious to God because are bought and paid for by him when he died on the cross for our sin
Immortality or eternal life in heaven
John 17:3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
Not only length of life but quality also. No sin, sickness, sorrow, pain, suffering, loneliness
HOBBY HORSE TEACHERS ARE DANGEROUS
PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11 THE MIND OF CHRIST
1 PETER 2:2-3 DESIRING AND GROWING BY GOD’S WORD
John 3:16-21 GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
1 PETER 2:2 DESIRING GOD’S WORD
25 Years of Ministry Dedicated to Reaching out to Those the World Has Forgotten!
1 PETER 2:15 FOR THIS IS THE WILL OF GOD
JOHN 2:23-25 THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE BY JESUS
GENESIS 22:2 TESTING OUR FAITH
JOHN 3:22-29 THE TRANSITION FROM JOHN TO JESUS
PSALM 7:1-6 GOD PROTECTS THOSE WHO TRUST IN HIM
JOHN 1:9 JESUS GIVES ALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE SAVED
JOHN 8:32 THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE
A CHALLENGE TO GO LUKE 4:16-21
THE MOST IMPORTANT VERSES IN THE BIBLE GENESIS 15:5-6
MATTHEW 11:28-30 IF LIFE IS BEATING YOU DOWN, THERE’S HOPE
MATTHEW 5:17-18 GOD SAID IT AND HE MEANT IT, DO YOU BELIEVE IT?
MATTHEW 5:13-16 HOW OUR LIVES ARE TO INFLUENCE OTHERS
LUKE 11:2 PRAY FOR OUR NATION
Matthew 12:1-14 How Is Your Heart?
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