Romans 1-2

[ywl]

What is called judgement? In Romans 1:18-32, Paul talks about many sinful things people do like homosexuality, evil, greed and insolent and many other things. In Romans 2, Paul said "do not judge others".

It looks like Paul was judging others in Romans 1, is he contradicting himself?

 

[joey_downunder]

No, you should be able to see Paul was talking about God's judgement in Romans 1:18-32

In Romans 2 he was telling people who were judging others they had no right to do so. That is because everyone of us is guilty of sin Romans 3:9-20.

For the answer to other questions about Book of Romans you might like to bookmark Romans Commentaries - Part 1.

 

[heron]

The word judgment is a legal term. A judge makes a decision on guilt or innocence, and further accountability. The judge declares public service, prison time, bail, and freedom.

Rom 2:1- "In that in which you judge the other, you condemn yourself; for you, those judging, practice the same things."

We could loosely say that means we shouldn't judge, but it's really giving more of a message of "remove the log in your own eye before complaining about the thorn in another's." It was meant for self-examination.

Paul's list was a well-known list that every good Jew already knew, from the laws of Moses. It was a guide for life..the laws that the community abided by.

If you have had friends who were abused or had alcoholic parents, look at the harm that was done. Look at the potential these kids had for a better life, that was stunted by an adult's selfishness.

Look at friends with STD's -- these came from people who probably knew they were contagious, and went ahead spreading disease anyway, in the name of love.

The law protected people from harm. Thieves steal from other people. Slanderers ruin others' reputations and opportunities.

The Bible does not ask believers to be blind to the offenses around them.