Romans Part 7: Wrath For the Middle Man


Romans 2:1-16
Wrath for the Middle Man

by Mike Deguzman

Matthew 7:1-6
Matthew 5:21-22

I. God’s Judgment is Based on Truth

2 Peter 3:9

II. God’s Judgment is Based on Deeds

Psalm 62:1-2
Psalm 62:3-4
Psalm 62:12
1 Corinthians 10:31
Colossians 3:4
Matthew 25:21
James 1:23-24
Galatians 3:24
John 6:28-29

III. God’s Judgment is Based on Jesus Christ

Acts 17:30-31
John 5:22
John 5:27
1 John 2:1-2

Small Group Questions:

1.How would you use these verses to speak to someone who thinks that, because they are good, they are saved?

2.What are the sins you are tempted to excuse in yourself while condemning in others?

3.How does this text challenge/encourage you when you consider the evidence for salvation being good works?

4.How will you now view repenting of your sins as being just as important as repenting of your “goodness?”