What excuses do you have for not living up to God's perfect standards?

What types of sin do you get most angry at?

Do you find that you are struggling with a similar form of that sin yourself?

How might people think that they can escape the judgment of God by judging others?

In vs 4, how does God's kindness lead us to repentance? What sort of kindness?

What does it mean to "persist" in doing good? And have you always persisted in doing good?

Do you find that at times you are self-seeking and that at times, when people tell you the truth, that you reject it because it conflicts with your chosen lifestyle?

Would you characterize yourself as a "good" person? (Compare with Luke 18:19)

What about people who never read the Bible, who were not aware of God's standards? Can they be excused? How will God judge them?

~ This chapter is directed at the Jews, and their keeping of the LAW. Paul is telling them that it is not enough to mrerely posses and know the LAW, but they must obey the LAW.

~ VERSE ONE = In the last chapter, Paul was telling the Gentiles that they were without excuse. He starts this chapter by telling the Jews that they are without excuse as well. This would have been alarming to many of the Jews, especially those looking down their noses at the Gentiles, and thinking themselves so much more superior. "You who pass judgement"....kind of a warning to not judge someones else when you are in fact guilty of that very things. The Jews were condeming the Gentiles for not keeping the Law perfectly.....but they in fact do not keep it pefectly.....and have condemned themselves.

(to be continued.....run out of time, lol!!)