Lesson 4714

 (Lesson 4714)(12-31-24) Romans 2:12-16 

   “For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.” 

 

  In today’s quote, Paul explained that those who sin without the law will perish without the law, and those who sin under the law will be judged by the law. He emphasized that merely having the law is not enough; it is obedience to the law that matters. Paul pointed out that Gentiles, who do not have the law, may still do what the law requires by following their conscience, showing that the law is written on their hearts. On the day of judgment, God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to the gospel, revealing the true motives and actions of us all. ~