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LESSON FIVE:

         “THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD”

Paul now introduces THE RIGHTEOUS
JUDGMENT OF GOD into the picture upon both
unbelievers (Chapter One) as well as believers
(Chapter Two). Both are guilty of practicing
lifestyles of unrighteousness before a righteous
God:

ROMANS                ROMANS
CHAPTER               CHAPTER

   ONE                   TWO

ROMANS CHAPTER ONE      ROMANS CHAPTER TWO
IS PAUL’S SUMMARY OF    IS PAUL’S SUMMARY OF

  THE RIGHTEOUS           THE RIGHTEOUS
JUDGMENT OF GOD         JUDGMENT OF GOD

         UPON ALL                UPON ALL
 UNBELIEVERS IN GOD       “BELIEVERS” IN GOD
                        (THE JEWS/ THE CHURCH)
    (HATERS OF GOD)     WHO, JUDGING OTHERS,
            WHO       (WITH RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY)

         SUPPRESS                 PRACTICE
        THE TRUTH             THE SAME ACTS
     IN (PRACTICING)     OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
  UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
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