Romans 2:17-24 Paul continues to tighten his net around even the most convinced moralists, in this case the Jews. What does it mean to be a Jew? Is Paul speaking as an anti-Semite or as one who has discounted the significance of being Jewish? What are the two supports the Jew believes keep him in right standing with God? What are the five privileges Paul attributes to being a Jew? Additionally, what are the four prerogatives that the Jew possessed? In his imagined dialog with a Jewish moralist, what would have likely been the response of his imagined Jew to the things Paul listed in verses seventeen through twenty? How does Paul "lower the boom" on the Jewish moralist? What is the result among non-Jews to the disobedience of the Jew to the Law. How can this passage, clearly written with Jews in mind, apply to us today? (59 min)

Keywords Jews, Law, Moralists

Romans 2:1-4 Paul moves on from addressing the general condition of man in his sin to the specific situation of the moralist who claims to be morally superior to others. What is a diatribe, and how does Paul use that here? Is Paul addressing only Jews here, or moralists more generally? How do we know that the moralist is doing the very things he judges in others? What does the bible really teach about our judging others? What does the moralist think about himself and God's judgment? How do we regard lightly the riches of God's kindness? What is God's tolerance of our sin intended to do? (58 min)

Keywords Judging, Moralists, Tolerance, Patience