{"id":1175,"date":"2009-09-02T19:27:23","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T01:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2009-09-02T19:27:23","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T01:27:23","slug":"romans-21-judgmental-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-21-judgmental-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 2:1 – Judgmental Revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 2:1<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore you are inexcusable, O man, whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things.<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be judgmental of others. It reveals your own sins.<\/p>\n

Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The expression, \u201cwithout excuse<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek anapolog\u0113tos<\/span><\/em>, which is a compound word made up of a<\/span><\/em> meaning \u201cnot or without\u201d and a form of apolog\u0113omai<\/span><\/em>, which means \u201cto apologize or to excuse.\u201d Anapolog\u0113tos<\/span><\/em> means \u201cwithout excuse or inexcusable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJudge<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word krin\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto judge between good and evil.\u201d It can refer equally to a judgment of innocence or of guilt.<\/p>\n

The word \u201ccondemn<\/span>\u201d is from katakrin\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of kata<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cagainst\u201d and krin\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which we just looked at. This word means to judge against, that is, to judge as guilty.<\/p>\n

Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Because of all that has been said up to this point, Paul says, \u201cyou are without excuse<\/span>\u201d The one who is inexcusable is the person who is judging another.<\/span><\/p>\n

But why would Paul say that anyone who critically judges another (for that\u2019s what kind of judgment he\u2019s talking about) is inexcusable? Here\u2019s why according to Paul; when we criticize others for certain sinful practices, we are condemning ourselves because we do the same thing. Paul is exposing a fact of human nature of which we are all guilty. The things that we are the harshest in condemning others about are the very things that we are guilty of doing ourselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

He has just rattled off a whole long list of sins that come from our sin nature. At this point he says, \u201cNow, don\u2019t be too critical of others who do one or two of these things because they are the very things that you are guilty of.\u201d It\u2019s sort of like that expression, \u201cWhen you point a finger at someone else, there are three others pointing back at you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Paul is specifically talking to the (predominantly) Jewish people in Rome who have become Christians. The Jews were particularly adept at pointing out the problems with the Gentiles and the fact that the Gentiles were not of the promised seed as the Israelites were. In the previous verses the Jews of the day would have clearly recognized the Gentiles and their rejection of God. In the following two chapters of this letter, Paul will systematically explain to these Jewish Christians that being a physical descendent of Abraham means nothing, but faith means everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

But let us not get so caught up in condemning the Jews of the first century that we fail to recognize that we, every single one of us<\/strong>, are also guilty of Paul\u2019s accusation in this verse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The next time you hear a brother or sister being judgmental of someone else, stop and realize that you are learning something about that brother or sister.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even more importantly, the next time you<\/strong> are judgmental of someone else, stop and realize that you are telling someone else about yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ouch! That hurts, doesn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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