Study Notes for Lesson #12 of Romans
“Judge Not – Condemn Not”
Galatians 4:16 – Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
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The sin of mankind from Romans Chapter 1 that brings
“The Righteous Judgment and Wrath of God”
[1] Rejection of God, and professing themselves wise they became fools
[2] Unthankfulness [3] Changed worship of God to idol worship [4] Dishonoring the human body by taking on vile (impure, shameful, extremely wicked) affections and uncleanness: lesbianism and homosexuality (same sex relations) and other sexual perversions [5] Chose reprobate (sinful, morally depraved and perverse) minds [6] fornication (including adultery) [7] Wickedness (practicing evil – pernicious) [8] Covetousness (lust for gain belonging to others [9] Maliciousness (extreme hatred to injure or harm others without provocation [10] Full of envy [11] Murder (hating others and killing without justification [12] Debate (contentious strife and argument [13] Deceit (fraud or misleading; cheating) [14] Malignity (extreme hatred without cause; destructive heinousness) [15] Whisperers (gossipers) [16] Backbiters (false accusers; slanderers) [17] Haters of God [18] Despiteful (hateful, rude, lack of respect) [19] Proud; Boasters (arrogant, conceited, haughty) [20] Inventors of evil things [21] Disobedient to parents [22] Without understanding (no study of God’s Word [23] Covenant-breakers (contract breakers; untrustworthy) [24] Without natural affection (all types of ungodly sexual deviations) [25] Implacable (unforgiving, stubborn, irreconcilable hatred or anger) [26] Unmerciful (cruel, inhumane) [27] Continue to commit the above sins, knowing they make one worthy of death, they take pleasure in doing them, and applaud others who also do them.
Romans 2:2 – But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 – Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, [10] Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 5:1 (KJV) – It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.
1 Corinthians 5:1 (CJB) – It is actually being reported that there is sexual sin among you, and it is sexual sin of a kind that is condemned even by pagans – a man is living with his stepmother!
Romans 2:4 – Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
1 Corinthians 6:11 – And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Am I your enemy because I tell you the truth? (based on Galatians 4:16)
John 8:32 – And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
1 John 1:9 – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
“Denouncing the sin is an aspect of loving the sinner; this is what enables the sinner to repent, be forgiven, and change. All of this can be done compassionately and effectively…”
(Comments on Romans 1:24-28)
Dr. David H. Stern, Translator of The Complete Jewish Bible
Ezekiel 3:18 – When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Mark 16:15 & 20 – Jesus said …Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature…And they went forth, and preached every where…
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