God Shows No Partiality God Shows No Partiality

God Shows No Partiality

God Shows No Partiality IT LEFT THEM WITHOUT EXCUSE

It Left Them Without Excuse How so? All men are without excuse: For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Rom. 1. 20

It Left Them Without Excuse How so? All men are without excuse: Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Rom. 2. 1

It Left Them Without Excuse How so? All men are without excuse: What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin… Rom. 3. 9

It Left Them Without Excuse All are charged as sinners: Rom. 3. 23 Sin is a transgression of law: 1 John 3. 4

It Left Them Without Excuse Where there is no law, there is no sin: For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. Rom. 4. 15 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— for sin indeed was in the world before the law [LOM] was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Rom. 5. 12 -13

It Left Them Without Excuse God imparted His moral expectations: Abel: Gen. 4. 3 -5; Heb. 11. 4; Rom. 10. 17 Enoch: Gen. 5. 24; Heb. 11. 5 Abimelech: Gen. 20. 1 -8 Job: Job 31. 1 -4, 9 -12 If God had not revealed His law, how were they righteous?

It Left Them Without Excuse God imparted His moral expectations: Adam: Gen. 2. 16 -17; 3. 17; cf. Hosea 6. 7 Cain: 1 John 3. 11 -12 Men of Noah's day: Gen. 6. 5, 9 Sodom & Gomorrah: Jude 7 If God had not revealed His law, how were they disobedient to Him?

It Left Them Without Excuse Gentiles had a standard: Rom. 1. 18 ff Some Gentiles refused to acknowledge God so He gave them up: Rom. 1. 24, 26, 28 Some Gentiles acknowledged God and chose to follow Him: Josh. 2. 9 -11 Rom. 1 shows what will happen to man unaided by divine revelation.

God Shows No Partiality IT LEFT THEM ACCOUNTABLE

It Left Them Accountable God made provisions for the Gentiles: Sacrifice was before the LOM: Gen. 4, Heb. 11. 4, Gen. 8. 20 -21 They had communications from Jehovah: cf. Gen. 3. 9; 4. 6; 6. 13 ff; 12. 1 ff, etc. , Rom. 10. 17

It Left Them Accountable The Gentiles could convert to Judaism: Exo. 12. 43 -50, Acts 2. 11, 6. 5 Application to foreigners: Exod. 12. 19; Lev. 16. 29; 17. 12, 15; 18. 26; 24. 10 -23; Num. 15. 1416; 19. 10; 35. 15; 15. 27 -31

It Left Them Accountable Jonah preached to the Gentiles: Jonah 1. 2, 3. 2 -10, 4. 2, 11 Daniel urges Nebuchadnezzar to repent: Dan. 4. 2427

It Left Them Accountable Nations were accountable to God: cf. Amos 1; Jer. 46 -51 The prophets spoke about the Gentiles and their salvation: Gen. 17. 4; 22. 18; Psalm 2. 8; Isaiah 42. 1, 6; 49. 6; Amos 9. 11 -12; cf. Acts 15. 16 -17

It Left Them Accountable Jethro was a priest and offered sacrifices: Exo. 18. 1, 12 Balaam was a prophet of Median: Num. 22 -24 Melchizedek was a priest of the High God: Gen. 14. 18

It Left Them Accountable Two Gentile women helped to bring about the Messiah: Rahab & Ruth: Matt. 1. 5 -6 Books dedicated to non-Hebrews: Job & Ruth

He was working among the Gentiles and looking out for them!

It Left Them Accountable For all who have sinned without the law [LOM] will also perish without the law [LOM], and all who have sinned under the law [LOM] will be judged by the law [LOM]. For it is not the hearers of the law [LOM] who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law [LOM] who will be justified.

It Left Them Accountable For when Gentiles, who do not have the law [LOM], by nature do what the law [LOM] requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law [LOM].

It Left Them Accountable They show that the work of the law [LOM] is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. Romans 2. 12 -16

It Left Them Accountable The Gentiles had the opportunity to learn what God expected of them by: (1) prophets and priests God sent among them (2) by observing the Jews and the law God gave to them.

God Shows No Partiality IT LEFT THEM WITH THE HOPE OF SALVATION

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available to the Gentiles under the Law of Moses: For circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law [LOM], but if you break the law [LOM], your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. So, if a man who is uncircumcised keeps the precepts of the law [LOM], will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available to the Gentiles under the Law of Moses: Then he who is physically uncircumcised but keeps the law [LOM] will condemn you who have the written code and circumcision but break the law [LOM]. Rom. 2. 25 -27

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available to the Gentiles under the Law of Moses: For when Gentiles, who do not have the law [LOM], by nature do what the law [LOM] requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law [LOM]. Rom. 2. 14

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available under the Law of Christ [However the Jews had to accept this] There was no separate and distinct people until LOM: Exo. 19. 5 -6, Deut. 7. 6 -8, 14. 2, Eph. 2. 14 Rom. 1 -3 indicates that because the Jews had been given the Law, they believed themselves naturally greater than the Gentiles.

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available under the Law of Christ. [However the Jews had to accept this] Devout Jews considered Gentiles unclean The Jews elevated themselves and created laws that did not exist: Acts 10. 28; cf. Lev 19. 33 -34

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation was available under the Law of Christ. [However the Jews had to accept this] God used miracles to prove to the Jews that Gentiles were granted salvation: Acts 10. 3 -6; 1016; 19 -20; 44 -48, 11. 14 -17; 15. 7 -9 God’s promise that all nations would be blessed was being fulfilled: Gen. 12. 3; 22. 18, Acts 2. 1621, Gal. 3. 8 -9, 14, 26 -29

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation Jews would be saved just as the Gentiles were saved: Acts 15. 11 Acts 2 and Acts 10 are exactly the same with the exception of the Gift of the H. S.

It Left Them With The Hope Of Salvation Why was Cornelius the first gentile conversion? How do we know that he wasn’t the first gentile to seek God under the new law? The gospel would have taken time to spread: cf. Acts 1. 8

God’s universal law of morals and ethics Patriarchal The LOM added something to the Patriarchal Age Christian Age Mosaic Age Jews, not take away Genesis 1 / Romans 1 but did Acts 2 Exodus 19 Ended for the anything from the gentiles. children of Israel Continued for the Gentiles Ordinances and laws for worship Mosaic For all nations Gentiles could become proselytes E N D Ordinances and laws for worship Law of Christ is for all nations: Matt. 28. 18 -20; Acts 1. 8

All men are without excuse. All men are accountable to Christ. All men have the hope of salvation.

Salvation Is Available To All Whoever fears God and keeps His commandments are acceptable: Acts 10. 34 -35, 17. 23 -31; 2 Peter 3. 9 Salvation is available to all who believe: Romans 1. 16, Acts 10. 36, 43