Romans 2 – All men have sinned and need God’s grace

Questions for Romans 2

  1. Why are the Jews, as well as Gentiles, without excuse for their sins?
    1. Rom 2:1
  2. How do sinners condemn themselves in their condemnation of of others?
    1. Rom 2:1
  3. How does man’s judgment often differ from God’s judgment?
    1. Rom. 2:2; 1 Sam. 16:7; Lev. 19:15; Isaiah 11:3-4; John 8:15
  4. What warning did Jesus give about judging others?
    1. Matt 7:1-2
  5. How do we know that the Jews, as well as Gentiles, will be judged according to the realities of the case and without any personal consideration?
    1. Rom 2:3, 6
  6. What is the purpose of God’s goodness, forbearance and longsuffering?
    1.  Rom 2:4; II Pet. 3:9
  7. What is repentance?
    1. Matt. 12:41 in the light of Jonah 3:10
  8. What do all impenitent hearts heap unto themselves?
    1. Rom 2:5
  9. How do we know that the judgment of God will be righteous and impartial?
    1. Rom 2:6
  10. To whom will God render eternal life?
    1. Rom 2:7
  11. Who will receive wrath, tribulation and anguish?
    1. Rom 2:8-9
  12. What rewards will be conferred, and on whom, in the day of judgment?
    1. Rom 2:10
  13. How do we know that Jews and Gentiles stand on the same level?
    1. Rom 2:11; Acts 10:34
  14. What of those who have sinned without the law?
    1. Rom 2:12
  15. What of those who have sinned under the law?
    1. Rom 2:12
  16. What distinction is made between the doers of God’s will and hearers only?
    1. Rom. 2:13; Matt. 7:24-27; James 1:22-25
  17. Can you prove that God, in some way, had made his will known to the Gentiles, even though he had not given them the written law of Moses?
    1. Rom. 2:14-15; Rom. 1:19-21, 32.
  18. What will be brought to light in the day of judgment?
    1. Rom. 2:16; Eccl. 12:14.
  19. By whom will God judge the secrets of men?
    1. Rom. 2:16; Acts 17:31.
  20. Give a summary of what is taught in the verses covered by this lesson.
    1. Rom. 2:1-16.

Romans 2:17-29

  1. By what name did many of Abraham’s descendants proudly call themselves?
    1. Rom 2:17
  2. Give two other names by which they were called.
    1. Rom. 11:1; II Cor. 11:22; Phil. 3:5
  3. The name, “Hebrew”, was first applied to whom?
    1. Gen 14:13
  4. Give the origin and meaning of the name, “Israel”.
    1. Gen. 32:24-28; 35:9-10
  5. The name, “Jew”, was first applied to whom?
    1. II Kings 16:6; Esther 2:5
  6. In what name should we glorify God?
    1. I Pet. 4:16
  7. What name is blasphemed by some?
    1. James 2:7
  8. In what did the Jew rest as a ground of safety, and of whom did he proudly boast?
    1. Rom 2:17
  9. Name several other things in which the Jew made pretentious claims of superiority over others.
    1. Rom 2:18-20
  10. How does Paul show that the Jew’s conduct was not consistent with his teaching?
    1. Rom 2:21-23
  11. What evil effect did these inconsistencies have on the Gentiles?
    1. Rom 2:24
  12. What did Jesus say of the scribes and Pharisees who did not practice what they preached?
    1. Matt 23:1-5
  13. What reason did Peter give for consistent Christian living?
    1. I Pet. 2:11-12; 3:1-2
  14. Upon what condition could circumcision be of any benefit to the Jew?
    1. Rom 2:25
  15. Upon what condition could the uncircumcision receive the benefits of circumcision?
    1. Rom 2:26
  16. How could the. Gentile who had neither the law nor circumcision judge or condemn the Jew who had both the letter and circumcision?
    1. Rom 2:27
  17. What is meant by the “outward Jew” and “outward circumcision”?
    1. Rom. 2:28; Eph. 2:11
  18. Who is a Jew “inwardly”, and what is “circumcision of the heart”?
    1. Rom. 2:29; Phil. 3:3
  19. In what sense have all Christians been circumcised?
    1. Col 2:11
  20. In what act of obedience did this circumcision of the heart take place?
    1. Col 2:11-12
  21. Give a summary of what is taught in the verses covered by this lesson.