Mistakes

 

I. Mistakes of the moral man

 

    A. He deceives his own heart

 

      1. Concerning

 

          a. The abominable depths

 

          b. Of his sin

 

          c. Romans 2:1,3

 

      2. Concerning

 

          a. The awesome heights

 

          b. Of God's law

 

          c. Romams 2:2,5-6

 

    B. He despises his only help

 

      1. Romans 2:4

 

      2. Divine forebearance

 

          a. "God's act of holding back his wrath"

 

          b. (The clenched fist)

 

      3. Divine goodness

 

          a. "God's act of holding forth his grace"

 

          b. (The extended hand)

 

II. Mistakes of the religious man

 

     A. A national advantage

 

     B. But no spiritual advantage

 

     C. Reason

 

       1. The law could not save him - Rom 2:17-24

 

       2. Circumcism could not save him - Rom 2:25-27

 

       3. Racial birth could not save him - Rom 2:28-29