Romans 2:1-11.

1. God’s Righteous Judgment

Paul confronts the tendency to judge others while ignoring one’s own sin.

Lanier emphasized that God’s judgment is impartial, not swayed by status, heritage, or self-justification.

2. The Role of Conscience and Law

Paul explains that everyone has a conscience that witnesses to right and wrong, and that God’s law is written on the hearts of all people.

Lanier unpacked how both Jew and Gentile are accountable before God, whether they have been exposed to the written Law or not.

3. The Judgment Based on Deeds

Paul teaches that God will judge according to each person’s deeds, revealing God’s righteous standard.

This judgment is not about favoritism but just recompense for every life lived.

Do not dismiss or excuse sin in others while overlooking your own.

God knows your heart and will judge righteously and impartially.

Conscience matters: God has written His law on the hearts of all people.

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