Romans 2:1, “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.”
Inexcusable:
- without defense or excuse
- that which cannot be defended, inexcusable
If someone judges me they are really telling me the law written in their own heart. If the law written on the Gentile heart is not met that person will let others know if they are not meeting it either. They are under the curse of the law in the heart!, Gal. 3:10, “All who rely on observing the law are under a curse…” Even the law written in our hearts! Just my opinion of course.
So, someone would say, “Brother, that scripture is in regard to the Jewish brethren.”
My response is Romans 2:26-27 (NIV), “If those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements, will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised? The one (Gentile) who is not circumcised physically and yet obeys the law will condemn you who, even though you (Jew) have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.”
It would be better if I do not judge myself like Paul did, 1 Cor. 4:3. Why or how was this possible? I believe Paul’s conscience was purged. How did he know this? He speaks of faith and knowledge that lead to godliness or god-likeness in Titus 1:1. This faith was imparted by the revelation of Christ in him!, Gal. 1:16, 2:20. Faith is imparted when God speaks to us. When we hear God speak to us it changes us and does not only make us right-standing with Him, but it imparts and creates His righteous nature in us! This righteous nature also contains a good, pure, sanctified and purged conscience according to the sacrificial blood of the Lamb of God, Christ, Heb. 9:14.
In essence, according to what Christ fulfilled on His cross, my conscience does not know what the judgment or penalty of the “self-imposed law” in my heart is anymore! I believe this is what Romans 8:1 implies, “[There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” “No condemnation or judgment” means none whatsoever. It is non-existent.
The writer of Hebrews says in Hebrews 11:1, “Now, faith is…” So, NOW, FAITH is. Not NOW Condemnation, but we are ministers of the New Covenant. The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life and quickens our mortal bodies everytime we hear what God speaks to us. When He speaks His word to us by His Spirit we believe. In this believing, I am being transformed by the faith and knowledge unto godliness over and over, glory to glory to be like Him.
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