Pause for Power-Journey through the Scriptures

[Wholeheart]

Consistent Actions / Read Romans 2:1—3:20

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
Romans 2:7–8

God had given Israel great material and spiritual riches: a wonderful land, a righteous law, a temple and priesthood, God’s providential care, and many more blessings. God had patiently endured Israel’s many sins and rebellions, and had even sent them His Son to be their Messiah. Even after Israel crucified Christ, God gave the nation nearly forty more years of grace and withheld His judgment. It is not the judgment of God that leads people to repentance, but the goodness of God; but Israel did not repent.

In Romans 2:6–11, Paul was explaining a basic principle of God’s judgment: God judges according to deeds, just as He judges according to truth. Paul was dealing here with the consistent actions of people’s lives, the total impact of their character and conduct.

True saving faith results in obedience and godly living, even though there may be occasional falls. When God measured the deeds of the Jews, He found them to be as wicked as those of the Gentiles.

Something to Ponder
Is it possible for people to grow to have consistently good (not perfect) character and conduct? If so, how? How does this fit with Paul’s claim that no one is righteous apart from Christ’s sacrifice (Rom. 3:9–10)?


Pause for Power: A 365-Day Journey through the Scriptures

 

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Consistent Actions / Read Romans 2:1—3:20

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.
Romans 2:7–8

God had given Israel great material and spiritual riches: a wonderful land, a righteous law, a temple and priesthood, God’s providential care, and many more blessings. God had patiently endured Israel’s many sins and rebellions, and had even sent them His Son to be their Messiah. Even after Israel crucified Christ, God gave the nation nearly forty more years of grace and withheld His judgment. It is not the judgment of God that leads people to repentance, but the goodness of God; but Israel did not repent.

In Romans 2:6–11, Paul was explaining a basic principle of God’s judgment: God judges according to deeds, just as He judges according to truth. Paul was dealing here with the consistent actions of people’s lives, the total impact of their character and conduct.

True saving faith results in obedience and godly living, even though there may be occasional falls. When God measured the deeds of the Jews, He found them to be as wicked as those of the Gentiles.

Something to Ponder
Is it possible for people to grow to have consistently good (not perfect) character and conduct? If so, how? How does this fit with Paul’s claim that no one is righteous apart from Christ’s sacrifice (Rom. 3:9–10)?


Pause for Power: A 365-Day Journey through the Scriptures

Something quite interesting jumped out from the scriptures you posted.

Someone may seem to be one who does not know God but by his/her actions shows that they have the love of god in their heart and conscience.
Someone may seem to know God but their words deny the Truth and even though they have an outward appearance of good, but they may not have God's Good in their hearts/minds.

Evil people know how to love and do good.
Good people know how to do evil.

This explains why JESUS Says: "Why do you call ME good?, there is none good no not one, but God"

 

[Wholeheart]

Something quite interesting jumped out from the scriptures you posted.

Someone may seem to be one who does not know God but by his/her actions shows that they have the love of god in their heart and conscience.
Someone may seem to know God but their words deny the Truth and even though they have an outward appearance of good, but they may not have God's Good in their hearts/minds.

Evil people know how to love and do good.
Good people know how to do evil.

This explains why JESUS Says: "Why do you call ME good?, there is none good no not one, but God"

I think that maybe where the renewing of your mind comes in. As we reads God’s Word, pray, and meditate on what it says to us we learn how it applies to us in our daily lives and we have the experience of watching it work as Jesus said it would.

31 So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples.
32 And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.
John 8:31–32