SATAN'S GREATEST LIE (6 OF 34)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Romans 2:17-29
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Satan's Greatest Lie (6 of 34)
Series: Good News from God
Keith Krell
Romans 2:17-29
Many years ago a man in San Francisco was caught speeding. The man blew through an intersection without realizing there was a camera on the traffic light. A couple weeks later he received in the mail a picture of his car and a ticket for $40. Since he had never had a ticket like this before, he decided to have a little fun. So he wrote out a check for $40, took a picture of the check and sent the picture back to the police department. A couple of days later, the police responded in return and sent him a picture. This time it was of handcuffs. He got the point, and they got their money.
There are some laws that we just can't get away from. One such a law is this: Trusting in religion brings condemnation. Religion on the whole has been Satan's great counterfeit to true spirituality. Religion has done far more damage to the church than all the atheists, communists, and world-class sinners. Religion is Satan's greatest lie because it keeps so many people out of God's heaven. I guess you could rightly say: Religion is all pain, no gain.
The overall purpose of Romans 1-3 is to level humankind under sin. Paul begins with Gentiles who are guilty of blatant disobedience (1:18-32). He then pronounces the moralist guilty of counterfeit obedience (2:1-16). Now in 2:17-29, Paul, a Hebrew of Hebrews, goes after his own people the Jews and demonstrates that even the Jew is a sinner who stands guilty before God. Paul issues two timely warnings that have greater relevance to us.
1. Beware of religious overconfidence (2:17-24). With this section Paul begins a long sentence in which he piles up description after description of the Jews' privileges (2:17-20), only to show that these blessings mean little because Jews have not lived up to their privileges (2:21-24). Like all good speakers, Paul begins with the positive. In 2:17-20, he summarizes three great privileges or advantages t ...
Series: Good News from God
Keith Krell
Romans 2:17-29
Many years ago a man in San Francisco was caught speeding. The man blew through an intersection without realizing there was a camera on the traffic light. A couple weeks later he received in the mail a picture of his car and a ticket for $40. Since he had never had a ticket like this before, he decided to have a little fun. So he wrote out a check for $40, took a picture of the check and sent the picture back to the police department. A couple of days later, the police responded in return and sent him a picture. This time it was of handcuffs. He got the point, and they got their money.
There are some laws that we just can't get away from. One such a law is this: Trusting in religion brings condemnation. Religion on the whole has been Satan's great counterfeit to true spirituality. Religion has done far more damage to the church than all the atheists, communists, and world-class sinners. Religion is Satan's greatest lie because it keeps so many people out of God's heaven. I guess you could rightly say: Religion is all pain, no gain.
The overall purpose of Romans 1-3 is to level humankind under sin. Paul begins with Gentiles who are guilty of blatant disobedience (1:18-32). He then pronounces the moralist guilty of counterfeit obedience (2:1-16). Now in 2:17-29, Paul, a Hebrew of Hebrews, goes after his own people the Jews and demonstrates that even the Jew is a sinner who stands guilty before God. Paul issues two timely warnings that have greater relevance to us.
1. Beware of religious overconfidence (2:17-24). With this section Paul begins a long sentence in which he piles up description after description of the Jews' privileges (2:17-20), only to show that these blessings mean little because Jews have not lived up to their privileges (2:21-24). Like all good speakers, Paul begins with the positive. In 2:17-20, he summarizes three great privileges or advantages t ...
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