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. Romans 2:1 – After making a long list of sins in chapter one such as murder, inventors of evil, and gossiping, Paul redirects the focus of his message to those listeners who saw themselves as “good” and looked down on the people who committed the sins of chapter one. These “good” individuals saw themselves as right with God due to their refusal to do such horrible sins as other people did, but Paul checks their heart by telling them a truth they likely didn’t want to hear. When they passed condemning judgement on those sinners around them, Paul tells them that they condemned themselves because they practice the same things. This isn’t meaning that they practiced the exact same sins, but that they practiced sin just like the people they were condemning. Christians must understand that in the Lord’s eyes all sin has an equal level of severity and punishment. Certainly our sinful actions can have different levels of impact on those around us, for if I murder someone it’s going to affect people more than if I worry about something. Yet in seeking to stand before a righteous God even just one sin, either murder or worry, is enough to cast us far from His throne. This was Paul’s message to these “holy” listeners. Their sin of condemning pushed them far from God just as the murderer’s sin did for them. In our life take time to remember the cost of sin was Jesus’ death on a cross. Whether it was the grandest sin you can think of or something simple a child would do, it equally sent Jesus to the cross. Let’s not cast judgement then on those in sin when we to have sinned just as they have. Instead introduce them to the Savior who forgives all types of sin. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3425
Question To Ponder: Why is condemning someone else’s sin easy to do?
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