So you disagree with this statement?
“Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads YOU to repentance
Romans 2:4 NASB1995
In regard to the Jews of NT times, to whom it was addressed, they mistook God's patience for indifference, for a lack of intent to judge, it did not lead them to repentance regarding their judgmental attitude (2:1).
Romans 1 was not about these people. Notice Paul uses the words “they” and “them” in chapter 1 but in chapter 2 he uses the words “you” and “your”.
Romans is addressed to the Roman church made up of Gentiles and Jews, presenting to them for the first time the teaching of an apostle regarding the basic system of salvation, which begins with the unrighteousness of all mankind.
Romans 1 is about the unrighteousness of the Gentiles (they and them) who had no special revelation of God, only natural revelation (in nature), and establishing their unrighteousness prior to the NT.
Romans 2 is about the Jews (you and your), who had special revelation of God prior to the NT, and who passed judgment on the Gentiles; showing the unrighteousness of the Jews; and thereby establishing the unrighteousness of all mankind (
Roman 3:9-10).
In that context, Paul is showing the Jews they had no cause for judging the Gentiles, for they were also
guilty of doing the same things as the Gentiles did (2:1). He reminds them that if they do the same things for which they pass judgment on others, they will likewise be judged.
Then in vv. 2-16, he digresses (not unusual for Paul) on God's judgment, discussing the principles of judgment according to deeds, of which the Jews are just as
guilty; and returning to the Jews' situation in v. 17.
So in v.4 of his digression on judgment, he is applying it to the Jews' (you and your) judgment of the Gentiles, for which God is giving the Jews time for repentance.
“God’s patience and kindness is leading YOU to repentance but because of YOUR stubbornness…” Paul is not talking about the those whom God has handed over to a reprobate mind in chapter 2. In chapter 2 Paul is writing to those whom God is still showing patience towards.
Yes, that is the Jews. . .patience for the Jews' judging the Gentiles for their depravity of chp 1.
If they do not repent, then ignoring Gods patience with them will add to their guilt.