“Practice What You Preach” (Romans 2:17-24)

“Practice What You Preach” (Romans 2:17–24)

Pastor Cameron Jungels

Eastside Baptist Church

Sunday AM, April 23, 2017

 

Romans 2:17–24 (NIV)

17 Now you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and boast in God; 18 if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; 19 if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—21 you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? 24 As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” 

1.  God’s Covenant People have been blessed with incredible privileges (17–20).

2.  With incredible privilege comes the requirement of faithful responsibility (21–24).

3.  Boasting in privileges without accompanying faithful responsibility leads to condemnation (2:3–6, 8–9, 12–13, 16).