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Romans 2:12<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We have all sinned and are unrighteous, deserving of God\u2019s condemnation.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The expression \u201cwithout law<\/span>\u201d is from the Greek word anom\u014ds<\/span><\/em>, which is a compound word made up of the privative a<\/span><\/em>, implying negation and a form of nomos<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201claw.\u201d Although it can refer to any law in general, in the Biblical text it is almost always a reference to God\u2019s revealed law as contained in the writings of Moses and the prophets. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>\u201cPerish<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word apolountai<\/span><\/em>, which is made up of apo<\/span><\/em> meaning \u201caway from\u201d or \u201ccompletely\u201d and a form of ollumi<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto destroy.\u201d Hence, \u201cutterly perish\u201d would be a good translation of this word.<\/span><\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Paul is now giving further explanation to what he said in the previous verse (Romans 2:11<\/span>,<\/strong>) the fact that God is not a respecter of persons. And, we saw that verse 11 was an explanation of the repeated phrase, \u201cto the<\/span> Jew first and also to the<\/span> Greek.<\/span>\u201d God will not take into account who our parents or other ancestors are when He judges us. All He will be concerned about is whether we are righteous or not. Also, keep in mind what Paul will tell us later in Romans:<\/span><\/p>\n As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.<\/span> (Romans 3:10<\/span><\/strong>) <\/span><\/p>\n Righteousness, in God\u2019s view, is the characteristic of always doing what is right. Since we don\u2019t always do what is right, we are unrighteous, whether we are Jewish or Gentile. As Paul is talking to the Jewish Christians in Rome, he is telling them that those who have sinned without law will perish without law (because they are unrighteous). He is saying that those who do not have the Law as laid out in the Old Testament will perish (into the lake of fire) without the law. <\/span><\/p>\n At this point the Jewish believers are likely to get a bit prideful knowing that they do, indeed, have the Law. So Paul drops the other shoe. He tells them that those who have the Law and transgress the Law will be judged through the precepts laid out in the Law. Since there is only one who satisfied all the Law (Jesus Christ, the righteous one), Paul is telling these Jews that they are just as condemned (and unrighteous) as the Gentiles who commit sin apart from the Law.<\/span><\/p>\n This particular treatise of Paul\u2019s is going to show that obeying rules and statutes is impossible for sinful man to do whether he is a Jew or a Gentile. He will, in fact, eventually demonstrate to these Roman Christians that all of us are sinners and worthy of death apart from the grace of God. In other words, if God does not get involved in our lives and save us through His grace, we will all justly be sentenced to the lake of fire.<\/span><\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Deep down inside we all know that we are unrighteous in and of ourselves. Thanks be to God that He declares us righteous when we believe the good news about His Son.<\/span><\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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