Following God's Word from the Heart (Romans 2:12-29)

The Jewish people had much to boast about in the Lord; they had received the law directly from God and they had also received the covenantal sign of circumcision. But the appearance of being right with God had taken the place of actually being right with God. In Romans 2:12-29 Paul argues that external rituals will never replace the need to actually follow the Lord with your whole heart. In many ways we need this reminder just as much as the people Paul was writing to. In America we have been blessed with access to the Bible, centuries of Bible teaching, and thousands of churches being established. But unless we actually follow the Lord then all these blessings will be no better to us than the law and circumcision were to the Jews.