Romans 2 and Psalm 62
Talk 4 of 7 in a series Romans 2000 AIM where Phillip gave at a series of ministry training talks throughout 2000 at St Matthias.
The next talk in the series is Building The Training Team.
- Psalm 62 Of David
- Structure
- 1-4 declaration of faith in face of human opposition
- 5-8 exhortation to faith
- 9-12 wisdom of the Godly
- Theme
- trust only in God
- in this world
- anti messiah v3-4
- human false values v9
- human corruption v10 c in light of knowledge of God
- Expectations
- salvation
- hope v5 cp v1 (v5 lxx patience)
- honour v7 (v4 lxx lofty place) (v7 lxx glory)
- love v12 (mercy lxx)
- reward v12 (“for” explanatory of mercy and strength)
- Romans 1-2
- O ±HP of Jews Gentiles and Greeks
- Problems of Ch2
- therefore v1
- salvation by works in v6 -> v7,10,13-14
- Jews or Gentiles?
- A sniff of a way forward – Christian
- audience of epistle – “you”
- Roman problem 14:1-15:13 (parallel 1 Cor 1-4)
- v6 – general OT teaching, Prov 24:12, Psa 62
- Greeks in 2:9,10
- impartiality in v11 = respecter of people
- Gentiles v 14 – christian (barbarians)- shift toward Jewish continued v17f
- world’s judgment is compromised by depraved mind/behaviour 1:31
- therefore “O Man” sitting in judgment not for you
- therefore wait in faith like Habakkuk
- therefore self condemnatory when you take position of judge
