One of Paul's strengths is anticipating objections and questions from various audiences receiving his letters, and Paul shows that strength here in the start of Chapter 3 by answering the question of the Jewish readers in Rome: aren't we special? We talk about that human need to feel special.

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Paul closes Chapter 2 by writing that outward expressions of faith are meaningless without inward transformation. We talk about how this applies to us today.

Paul continues telling the Jewish members of the church in Rome that their covenant is meaningless if they don't follow God's commands. He does so by saying it doesn't count if they're "merely one outwardly." We talk about how we escape from following Jesus "merely ... outwardly."

Paul tells the Jewish members of the church in Rome that they will be condemned by the Pagans if they do not keep the law. We talk about condemnation and what our role in condemnation is.

Paul writes that those outside the covenant are viewed as inside the covenant if they keep the precepts of the law. We unpack that concept and talk about how God loves everyone in ways we cannot fathom.

Paul pivots his message to the Jewish audience in Rome here to talking about the Jewish covenant with God, and how that too has been voided by their unwillingness to keep the law. We talk about how this applies to us today.

Paul finishes his dressing down of the Jewish leaders of the church in Rome by quoting a verse from Isaiah about how God's name is blasphemed because of their acts. We talk about how our churches today may be blaspheming God's name through our acts.

Paul writes that a lot of those who are boasting in the law are actually breaking the law. We talk about hypocrisy and how it pairs with what Jesus said in Matthew, Chapter 6.

Paul asks the church in Rome if they, after preaching against idol worship, rob temples. What does that mean? We talk about how this may be similar to Jesus's extension of adultery to lust, and how this applies to us.