Self Righteous

Continuing through Romans, Paul turns from the open hedonist and the moralistic judge to a third group—the self-righteous religionist who trusts in Jewish privilege, the Law, and circumcision yet fails to keep what he teaches. The teaching shows that religion only reaches skin-deep, that all three groups stand guilty before God, and that true circumcision is of the heart, setting the stage for the good news of righteousness by faith.