THE JEWS AND THE LAW

Romans 2:17-29

Key Verse: 2:29

"No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision

of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man's praise is not

from men, but from God."

1. What do the Jews rely on and brag about (17)? What do they know about God (18)?

2. What do they believe about themselves (19,20)? Why do they think in that way?

3. How does what they teach differ from what they practice (21,22)? Why?

4. How does their double life influence the Gentiles (23,24)? How does this interfere with God's work of salvation?

5. When does circumcision have value (25)? When not? What is the significance

of the circumcision to the Jews (Gen. 17:9-15)?

6.What happens to those who are not circumcised but keep the law's requirement (26)?

Who will condemn the Jews who break the law (27)?

7. Who is a true Jew (29)? What is a true circumcision?