Author: Yetta Armstrong Doing Ministry As Creative Community Concepts, LLC
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Reflection The Apostle Paul has already addressed the spiritual privileges of the Jewish people, and today, through Jesus Christ, those spiritual blessings are available to all who have accepted Him as Lord and Savior. But Paul now makes something equally clear: neither Jews nor Gentiles have grounds for claiming moral superiority. All are under sin.…
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Reflection Paul ended Romans 2 by making it clear that outward religion alone does not make us right with God. So Romans 3 begins with an obvious question: If that is true, then what advantage was there in being Jewish? And Paul answers, “Much in every way!” The Jewish people had been entrusted with the…
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Reflection As we come to the end of Romans 2, the Apostle Paul gives us more to think about: our hearts. What is going on in them? What are our motives? You see, for the Jewish people, circumcision was an important sign of their covenant relationship with God, but Paul reminds us that having the…
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Reflection Last week, we reflected on the importance of not only hearing God’s Word but living it. This week, Brother Paul takes that thought even further. It’s one thing to know what God’s Word says and another thing to live by it. In Romans 2:17–24, the Apostle Paul speaks to those who knew the Law,…
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Reflection As we’ve made our way through Romans 2, the Apostle Paul has given us quite a bit to think about. He has warned us about judging others while overlooking our own faults, reminded us that God’s goodness and patience should lead us to repentance, and made it clear that God shows no partiality. Now,…
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Reflection Have you ever felt as though some folks can get away with things that others can’t? We may show favoritism based on who someone is, what they have, the position they hold, or even how we feel about them, but God doesn’t operate that way. Romans 2:5–11 reminds us that God judges each of…
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Reflection Romans 2:4 reminds us that God is good, patient, and longsuffering with us, and that His goodness should lead us to repentance. Part of that goodness is the patience He shows us when we get it wrong. He gives us an opportunity to recognize what we’re doing, repent, and change. His patience, however, should…
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Reflection Are we more concerned with how we appear before others than with who we are before God? Romans 2 reminds us that God’s judgment is always according to truth. Unlike people, God is never influenced by appearances, popularity, position, or reputation. He sees beyond what others observe and knows every thought, motive, and intention…
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Reflection After warning against a self-righteous spirit, the Apostle Paul takes us one step further. He reminds us that it is possible to condemn the very behavior we excuse or tolerate in our own lives. Sometimes our faults may not look exactly like someone else’s, yet they may reveal the same pride, selfishness, dishonesty, unforgiveness,…
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July 20, 2026 Reflection Romans 2 opens with an important reminder that it’s easier to recognize the faults of others rather than acknowledge our own. The Apostle Paul is not telling us to ignore sin or abandon discernment. His warning is against a self-righteous spirit that sees the sins of others while overlooking its own.…