Romans 2:17-24
17 But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast in God 18 and know his 
  will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed from the law; 19 and if you 
  are sure that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 
  20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of 
  knowledge and truth— 21 you then who teach others, do you not teach yourself? While you 
  preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that one must not commit adultery, 
  do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? 23 You who boast in the 
  law dishonor God by breaking the law. 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is 
  blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

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Safety Shattered — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Romans 2:17-24
Sermon Series: Romans (21st sermon)
August 9, 2020

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   Why does Paul wait until v. 17 to explicitly address the Jews? How does this passage build on and reiterate Paul’s previous arguments?
2.   How do the Jews in Paul’s day see themselves? Were they right or wrong to think that way?
3.   What does it mean to rightly “boast in God”? Where had the Jews gone wrong?
4.   What does this passage communicate to the professing Christian? How has Romans 2 informed or impacted you personally?
5.   How does Paul connect Jewish hypocrisy back to Gentile idolatry, particularly in v. 23? How does this encourage us to consciously live for God’s glory?

References: Psalm 1; 119:105; Jeremiah 9:24; John 5:23, 39; 8:42; Isaiah 42:6; 49:6; Genesis 22:18; John 12:36; Matthew 5:14; 15:14; Titus 2:11-14; Deuteronomy 7:25; Matthew 5:28; Romans 1:5, 21; Ephesians 1:12; 2:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31.