{"id":1277,"date":"2009-10-11T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T03:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ministryofgrace.org\/blog\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2009-10-11T21:47:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T03:47:00","slug":"romans-227-judges-by-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ministryofgrace.org\/test\/romans-227-judges-by-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Romans 2:27 – Judges by Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Romans 2:27<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

And will not the physically uncircumcised, if he fulfills the law, judge you who,<\/span> even<\/span><\/em> with<\/span> your<\/span><\/em> written<\/span> code<\/span><\/em> and circumcision,<\/span> are<\/span><\/em> a transgressor of the law?<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

We will not be judge by how well we keep the Law. In fact, we who are saved by faith will judge those who try to keep the Law.<\/p>\n

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

The words translated \u201cphysically<\/span>\u201d are ek physe\u014ds<\/span><\/em>, which literally mean \u201cby nature.\u201d The point is that a man is born uncircumcised. The Jewish man is also born uncircumcised but becomes circumcised by an act of mankind.<\/p>\n

\u201cFulfills<\/span>\u201d is translated from the Greek word tele\u014d<\/span>, which means \u201cto complete or to accomplish.\u201d To complete the Law would require fulfilling every single requirement of it.<\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s verse may appear to be saying the same thing as yesterday\u2019s verse, but it is actually carrying it a little bit further. Here\u2019s what a literal translation of this verse says: <\/span><\/p>\n

And the uncircumcision by nature, completing the law, shall judge you who with letter and circumcision (are) a transgressor of law?<\/span><\/p>\n

Since it is marked as a question we need to modify it a bit to make sense in English. Thus:<\/span><\/p>\n

And the uncircumcision, which is by nature fulfilling the law, shall it not judge you who with the letter<\/span> (of the Law) and circumcision<\/span> (in the flesh) are a transgressor of the Law?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

We Gentiles, who satisfy the righteousness of the Law through faith, will one day judge those who, though they are circumcised, try to obtain righteousness by obeying a set of rules. Paul is telling us that we who fulfill the Law by faith will judge the Jews who try to keep the Law. And, there is another passage in the New Testament that talks about us (the saved ones) judging. We will judge the world and the angels:<\/span><\/p>\n

Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?<\/span> <\/span>Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?<\/span> <\/span>(1Corinthians 6:2, 3<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

We can never be justified in God\u2019s sight by obeying all the commandments because no one can obey them all. The point Paul is building up to (which he will get to in the next chapter) is this:<\/span><\/p>\n

As it is written: “There is none righteous, no, not one; there is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God.<\/span> (Romans 3:10-11<\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Christians in Rome, like their counterparts in Galatia, thought that salvation was obtained by being circumcised and keeping the Law. Paul says that isn\u2019t so.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Are you still trying to be \u201cgood enough\u201d for God? If so, it is a futile effort. The only way to satisfy God is by faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. And the only way to live a satisfying Christian life is by staying humbled before God. We can\u2019t do either by works; we must do both by faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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