28 Oct 2009

Roman 2:
Again like Roman 1, this chapter starts and end with 'scolding' and rebuking.

To the Jews, you who teaches the law, obey and act rightfully. To the Gentiles, seek doing the rightful things even though you don't have the law.

How to teach? for I am not perfect. How to do? When there are so many things right that need to follow, who am I to teach and who am I to judge?

v6 He will render to each one according to his works: 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; 8 but for those who are self-seeking [1] and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

But who by render work can achive glory, honour and immortality and eternal life?

25 For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

Even if you render work to the law, you may fail!

Precisely, in Roman 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Paul has a job, to the Jews, stop acting as if they had the law and therefore has righteousness and salvation. To the Gentiles, stop pretending that because they do not have the law they can do away with excuse of doing righteously.

Where is God? Do we not fear Him, Do we bother about this salvation? Who is Christ to us?

The world do not know Christ, but we do. For us, it is therefore an reaction to Christ kindness not because there is a written law to obey, but we do the righteous acts so that the world may see Christ.

Romans 221 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

Only 2 basic rules applies - do what to love God and do what is necessary to love man.

Teach me so dear Lord on how so that I may blasphemed your name and teach my children to be so too. Amen.