INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINE

1 Page 1 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry LESSON 10 AUGUST 5, 2018 SUBJECT: God s Justice DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 32 BACKGROUND: Romans 2:1-16 LESSON: Romans 2:1-12 MEMORY VERSE: But glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism. Romans 2:10-11 (NIV). LESSON AIM: To show how God s judgment is perfect. INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDY OUTLINE I. GOD S JUDGMENT IS ACCORDING TO TRUTH: ROMANS 2:1-4 1. Who does not have an excuse in passing judgment? Why? Romans 2:1ab 2. What happens to people who critically pass judgment on others? Romans 2:1cd, 3 v. 1cd v. 3 3. What is God s judgment based on?

2 Romans 2:2 4. What three characteristics of God are revealed in Romans 2:4? 5. How do those who pass flawed judgment on others treat God s characteristics? Romans 2:4a 6. How are these three characteristics of God described? Romans 2:4 7. What is one intent of God s kindness (goodness) to human beings? Romans 2:4 8. Why is God patient with human beings? 2 Peter 3:9 9. What does repentance mean? II. GOD S JUDGMENT IS IMPARTIAL: ROMANS 2:5-11 10. Who will receive the wrath, anger, indignation and fury of God? Romans 2:5ab, 8, 9 v. 5ab v. 8 v. 9 11. When will God s wrath be revealed? Romans 2:5c 12. How is God s judgment described in Romans 2:5d?

3 13. How will each person be judged by God? Romans 2:6 14. Who will receive eternal life? Romans 2:7 Page 2 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 15. What other benefits in addition to eternal life will be given to those who habitually practice goodness? Romans 2:10 16. What will be the consequences of those who receive the wrath of God? Romans 2:9a 17. Who will be judged first: the Jew or the Greek (Gentile)? Why do you think so? Romans 2:9b, 10b 18. How do we know that all persons will be judged by the same standards? In Romans 2:11 III. GOD S JUDGMENT IS THROUGH CHRIST: ROMANS 2:12-16 19. What will be the outcome of those who sin without knowing the law and those who sin knowing the law?

4 Romans 2:12 20. What was the purpose of the law? Romans 3:20; Galatians 3:24 21. What was the law not able to do? Galatians 2:21; 3:11 22. Why can t we be justified or saved through the law? Romans 3:9-10, 23 23. Who will be declared righteous or justified before God? Romans 2:13 24. How does an individual gain righteousness (justification)? Philippians 3:9 25. How do individuals become a law to themselves? Romans 2:14-15 26. According to Romans 2:14-15 what does everyone have? 27. How is our conscience important in the decisions we make? 28. What is the best way to have a good conscience? Job 27:6 1 Timothy 3:9 Hebrews 9:14 29. What is our responsibility to those who have never heard about Christ?

5 Romans 10:14-15; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:8 30. What will God judge on the Day of Judgment? Romans 2:16 31. Through whom will God judge? Romans 2:16 SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION 32. Why are those who judge others condemning themselves? 33. Why is it important to know that God shows no partiality when He judges humankind? 34. How can individuals avoid storing up God s wrath against them? Romans 5:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 5:5-11 Page 3 of 3 ELT Bible Ministry 35. What role does conscience serve in an individual s actions?