Understanding Judgment
According to verse 1, Who is being warned about judging others while doing the same things?
Anyone who judges but practices the same sins.
According to verse 4, what leads people toward repentance?
God’s kindness.
According to verse 16, what will God judge through Jesus Christ?
The secrets of men
Who wrote the book of Romans?
Paul the Apostle
According to verse 1, why might people judge others harshly?
To avoid confronting their own sins.
According to verse 2, what does God’s judgment depend on?
Truth.
According to verse 5, what is being stored up by hardness (stubborn) and impenitent (unrepentant) hearts?
Wrath.
According to verse 11, does God treat some people better than others when He judges?
No, God shows no favoritism.
To whom was Romans written?
Christians in Rome.
According to verse 4, what does God’s patience reveal about His character?
He desires repentance, not punishment.
According to the memory verse, what question challenges people who judge others?
Do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
According to verse 6, what will God render (give) to each person?
According to what they have done (their deeds)
According to verse 13, who does God consider justified before Him?
The doers of the law, and not the hearers of the law
According to the memory verse, what question is asked about escaping consequences?
“That thou shalt escape the judgment of God?"
Based on verse 11, how does knowing God is fair to everyone change how we live in honesty and doing what is right?
It encourages us to live with fairness and integrity, doing what is right even when no one is watching
According to verse 4, what are people taking for granted when they ignore God’s chance to change?
His kindness, patience, and willingness to give them time to repent.
According to verse 7, what is given to those who persist in doing good?
Eternal life.
According to verses 14-15, what do Gentiles (people who are not Jews) sometimes show and don't have the written law of God?
The work of the written law in their hearts.
What assumption is being challenged in the memory verse?
That a person can judge others and still escape God’s judgment
Based on verse 13, why is obedience more important than just knowing the law?
Because God values actions, not just knowledge.
Based on verses 1-4, why is it wrong to judge others but do the same wrong?
Because it shows hypocrisy and a hardened heart, meaning a person refuses to listen or change.
According to verse 8, what happens to those who do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness?
Indignation and wrath.
God’s righteous anger toward people who reject truth and continue in evil.
According to verse 15, what role does conscience (inner awareness of right and right) play in judgment?
It accuses or defends a person’s actions.
Our conscience acts like an inner voice that either points out guilt or confirms right actions, showing that all people are responsible before God.
What warning is given in the memory verse about judging others?
That those who judge others but do the same things will not escape God’s judgment.
Based on verse 16, since God will judge even what is hidden in our hearts, how should we live inside and out?
We should live honestly before God, with sincere hearts, true repentance, and lives that match our outward actions.