Romans 2:1-11 BSB (Berean Standard Bible)

“You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things. 2And we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth. 3So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment? 4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

“5But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. 6God ‘will repay each one according to his deeds.’ 7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. 8But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

“9There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek; 10but glory, honor, and peace for everyone who does good, first for the Jew, then for the Greek. 11For God does not show favoritism.”

From They to You

When these words were first penned by the apostle Paul, they were not divided by chapters and verses. So if you begin a new chapter, look back at the one previous to that one to see if a thought is being carried over from the previous chapter, which is the case here. And Paul was writing these words to all who were loved by God and called to be saints, first to encourage them in their walks of faith, and then to address the issues of God’s wrath against sin and of all hypocritical judgments against others.

For he was talking about “they” and then he switched to “you.” So, after listing all sorts of sins being committed by those who had exchanged the truth about God for a lie, he went back to addressing all those who professed faith in Jesus Christ, who claimed to be followers of Jesus Christ. For it appears they were not all living righteously, but many (or some) of them were doing the same things (or worse) as those they were condemning for their sins against God. So they would not escape God’s judgments.

The Lies Being Taught

And this goes to the heart of what so many people are being taught in today’s institutional market-driven “churches” which are partnered with the world and with the government in unholy unions. For so many of them have exchanged God’s truth for a lie and they are giving the people of their congregations carte blanche (full freedom) to keep on in their deliberate and habitual sins against the Lord under the guise of God’s grace and forgiveness of all sins once they “believed” in Jesus or “claimed who they are in Christ.”

But the Scriptures make it clear that if sin remains our practice, and not obedience to God and to His commands, that it will not matter if we profess Jesus as Lord with our lips. What matters is what we do with our lives once we make those professions of faith. Did we, in truth, die with Christ to sin? Did we repent of our former sins and have a change of heart and mind resulting in a change of behavior away from sin to obeying God? And are we now living to please the Lord with our lives in surrender to the will of God?

Storing Up Wrath

This Scripture passage, and many others like it (I will provide Scripture references), make it clear that a mere verbal confession of Christ as Lord of our lives is not enough to secure for us salvation from sin and eternal life with God. And this is not about us, in the flesh, trying to be good enough to be approved by God. This is us, in the Spirit, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, living the lives God has for us to live via our submission to God and to His will and purpose for our lives. This is God at work within us.

But if any people who profess faith in Jesus Christ choose to continue in their deliberate and habitual sins against God, they need to know that they are storing up wrath against themselves for the day when God judges us all. For we are not saved and on our way to heaven based on lip service to God. God will judge us all according to our deeds. If we are living to please the Lord, perhaps not perfectly, but in life practice, we have eternal life with God. But if we continue in deliberate and habitual sin, we will face the wrath of God.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

So, don’t buy into the lies which tell you that if you make a profession of faith in Jesus Christ that salvation from sin and eternal life with God are guaranteed you regardless of how you live. How you live matters to God, and it matters with regard to where you will spend eternity. Believe it!

Will You Escape God’s Judgment?
An Original Work / September 3, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

The Letters

Based off Revelation 2-3
An Original Work / December 17, 2013
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

To the angels of all the churches write:
These are the words of your Lord and your God.
I know all your deeds, and your witness, too,
And who holds to My words and tells what’s true.
I know all your hard work and your perseverance,
Yet I hold against you: you’ve forsaken Me.
Listen to what I say to you.

You have people there who deny My name,
And who put the cross of Christ up to shame.
They entice the people to Me, profane,
And their worship of Me is all in vain.
They are so adult’rous as they chase their idols,
And you put up with them easily enough.
Listen to what I say to you.

You give off an image of godliness,
But what you present is so fraudulent,
Or else you lack passion for Jesus Christ,
So you look to others to tell what’s right.
I say turn from your sin, or you will face judgment.
He who overcomes will have eternal life.
Listen to what I say to you.

I know your afflictions and poverty;
How you suffer for your Lord patiently.
Do not fear the devil and company.
You be faithful to your Lord endlessly.
I know all your weakness and your dedication.
You have kept My Word and not denied your Lord.
I will write on you My new name.