Bible Study:Romans 2:11-29

This Bible study session from Glendale Missionary Baptist Church focuses on Romans 2:11–29, with the pastor unpacking Paul's message about divine impartiality and the universal moral law. The sermon emphasizes that God shows no partiality—Jew and Gentile are equally guilty before God, and salvation is not earned by ethnic identity or law-keeping, but by grace through faith in Christ. The pastor explains Paul’s dual use of 'law': the written Mosaic law given to Israel, and the moral law written on every human heart. He illustrates how even Gentiles, without the written law, possess an innate sense of right and wrong, and thus are accountable for their actions. Yet, true justification—being made right with God—comes not from hearing or even doing the law, but from faith in Christ, who fulfilled the law on behalf of humanity. The pastor critiques the Jewish pride in circumcision and the written law, showing how hypocrisy and failure to live up to their own standards led to blasphemy of God’s name among Gentiles. Ultimately, Paul redefines true circumcision as a matter of the heart, spiritual and inward, not physical. The sermon closes with a prayer for the congregation, including those in illness and grief, and a call to be light and salt in a broken world.