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Romans 2:21<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Truth to Learn<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Obeying God\u2019s Word is more important than teaching it.<\/p>\n Behind the Words<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The word translated \u201cteach<\/span>\u201d is didask\u014d<\/span><\/em>, which is a prolonged form of a primary verb da\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto know\u201d or \u201cto teach.\u201d Didask\u014d<\/span><\/em> specifically means \u201cto teach or instruct by word of mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cPreach<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word k\u0113russ\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto herald, announce, or proclaim publicly.\u201d It is especially applied to \u201cpreaching, publishing, or proclaiming a religious truth or doctrine.\u201d<\/p>\n The word \u201csteal<\/span>\u201d is translated from klept\u014d<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cto steal.\u201d It is the root of our English word kleptomaniac, which refers to someone who has an overwhelming compulsion to steal.<\/p>\n Meaning Explained<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n As we said yesterday, this is the verse where Paul starts his toe stompin\u2019. Previously, he has been showing the Jewish Christians in Rome how privileged they were to have had the sacred Scriptures and how proud they were because of it. Now he points out that having and teaching the Law are not the same thing as obeying the Law.<\/span><\/p>\n He starts off with, \u201cyou who teach another, don\u2019t you teach yourself?<\/span>\u201d The implication is very clear. They were in need of the teaching just as much as those to whom they were giving the teaching. Likewise, he says, \u201cYou who are preaching not to steal, do you steal?\u201d Again, the obvious answer is that they were guilty of doing the thing they were preaching against.<\/span><\/p>\n When we were looking at verse thirteen of this chapter of Romans, we noted the similarity between what Paul was saying and what James said in his letter:<\/span><\/p>\n But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.<\/span> (James 1:22<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n But now let me take a little bit of liberty with verse thirteen and express it as Paul might have after having given today\u2019s verse, <\/span><\/p>\n For it is not the teachers<\/strong> of the Law who are<\/span> just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s bad enough that these Jewish converts to Christianity were more focused on listening to the reading of God\u2019s word than on doing it. It is even worse that they were teaching others the truths of God\u2019s word without practicing them themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n Christians have been entrusted with the sacred Word of God. By God\u2019s grace our eyes have been opened and we know that the Bible is truth. Our commission is to share this truth with the world around us. But, we must be careful that we don\u2019t simply preach and teach the truth without living it as well.<\/span><\/p>\n Application<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s continue to proclaim God\u2019s gospel message to the entire world, but let\u2019s also commit to redoubling our efforts to being totally obedient to God\u2019s Word. <\/span>May our obedience to God\u2019s Word be our witness to the rest of the world!<\/span><\/p>\n In God\u2019s service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright \u00a9 2009 Will Krause. 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