Chapter 2: God’s Judgment

v.2 God will not only judge a person’s actions but also his motivations. He knows the truth about each of us.

v.4 People mistake God’s mercy and long-suffering for weakness or indifference to their sin and rebellion. God’s goodness, not the threat of judgment and hell, leads a man to repentance.

v.6 We ask for God’s mercy, not justice, for our sins deserve punishment.

v.11 God will judge us without regard to our nationality.

v.12–15 We’ll be judged according to the knowledge that we have. God has given every man a conscience, so that he knows good and evil.

v.17–29 Rituals will not save us if we’re not walking according to God’s will, whether we’re circumcised, baptized, or members of a church. Obedience to God, not rituals, counts for salvation.