God’s Righteous Judgment

Nov. 17, 2002 Northwest Bible Church
Rom. 2:2-11
God’s Righteous Judgment

INTRO
Why we need to study it. 1) For most people today, God’s wrath and the concept of hell is joke. 2) The alarming reality is that even within the church, and the so-called evangelical wing, we are losing the doctrine of the wrath of God.
Why did Paul write this? #1 To warn the moralists of their pending judgment, and then, #2 to give the church something to praise God for.

I. THE ELEMENTS OF GOD’S RIGHTEOUS WRATH.

A. "It rightly falls" (v. 2).

B. None will escape (v. 3).

C. It grows in magnitude (v. 5).

D. There is a fixed day of judgment coming (v. 5).

E. God will render to each according to our deeds (vv. 6-11).

1) Biblical prooftext (v. 6) – Ps. 62:12; Prov. 24:12.

2) Stated according to their character and deeds (vv. 7-10).

a) the good (vv. 7, 10).

WORKS DO NOT SAVE BUT THEY DO CONDEMN. Salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Our works merely reveal the reality of our faith. They are not justifying works, but testimonial works. But they are necessary evidence, for "Faith w/o works is dead" (Jas. 2:26).

Persevering in doing good-
Seek for glory, honor, immortality-
Receives eternal life-

b) the evil (vv. 8-9).

Selfishly ambitious-
Disobey the truth-
Obey unrighteousness-
Receives wrath, indignation, tribulation, distress-

3) Stated according to their nationality (vv. 9-10).

4) The standard of judgment is all-encompassing.

Deeds- Rev. 20:11-15
Motives - 1Cor. 4:5
Words- Matt. 12:37
Thoughts- Heb. 4:12-13; Prov. 15:11
Hidden things – 1 Cor. 4:5; Ps. 90:8

PRAISE GOD FOR JESUS CHRIST WHO SAVES HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SIN.