Divine Sentence Upon Religious Sinners (Romans 2:17-29)

I. Delusion of the religious sinners (Romans 2:17-20)

1. Their pedigree (Romans 2:17a)
2. Their precept (Romans 2:17b)
3. The privileged position (Romans 2:17c-18; Isaiah 64:6; Matthew 5:20; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts16:31; 1 John 5:12; Ephesians 1:6)
4. Their potential influence (Romans 2:19-20; Matthew 23:15)

II. Defilement of the religious sinners (Romans 2:21-24)

1. Guilty of double standard (Romans 2:21-22; Matthew 5:28; 1 John 3:15)
2. Guilty of dishonoring the Lord (Romans 2:23; Psalms 51:4)
3. Guilty of desecrating God’s name (Romans 2:24)

III. Denouncement of the religious sinners (Romans 2:25-29)

1. Condemned by their unrepentance toward God (Romans 2:25; Matthew 7:17-20)
2. Convicted by the unassuming fear of God by the saints (Romans 2:26-29a）
3. Condemned by their pretentious living (Romans 2:29b)