Does Anyone At All Escape the Judgment of Romans 3:19? Part III

This on-going practice of obligating other people to standards of our own construction leads to the Apostle Paul’s inescapable insight at the beginning of Romans chapter two.  I deliberately use the term, “inescapable,” because the principle he lays out there is logically air tight.  He effectively argues that the person who is out of touch with the revelation of the Holy Bible, for whatever reason, is not off the hook.  Whatever standard they apply to others (and we all do this) turns out to be the very standard we do not ourselves keep.  Our very own standard (about which we obviously cannot claim ignorance) will be the very measure for judging us (since that, again, is effectively what we apply to our neighbor).

He writes, “Therefore you have no excuse, O man, whoever you are, when you judge another; for in passing judgment on him you condemn yourself because you, the judge, do the same things... Do you suppose, O man that when you judge another and yet do the same thing, that you will escape the judgment of God?  Do you not know that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?” (ch. 1-3 in the Revised Standard Version).

This is not a pleasant theme to write about.  But it is clearly an urgent need that must be discussed.  The neglect of the prospect that one day we will face the judgment of God is perhaps the greatest cause for apathy about investigating the actual truth of His claims.  Even renowned philosopher, Immanuel Kant, hardly an orthodox Christian, wrote that injustices in this life reasonably demand another life to follow where wrongs are righted.  This material is intended to urge us to receive the gift of the forgiveness that God so graciously offers.  For a fuller treatment of His awesome gift I urge your consideration of my postings dated 4-17-2013.