Inexcusable: Sin is Sin

“Therefore, thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: For wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things” (Rom 2:1).

The people group who knew they were God’s chosen habitually accused and condemned the Gentiles (those who weren’t Jewish). But Paul said, “the chosen” had no excuse for their sins before God because they—the supposed righteous ones—missed the mark of perfection just as the Gentiles: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23). Their offenses were similar and just as offensive to God as the Gentiles' wrongdoings. They cast the same judgment on themselves by condemning the “pagans,” thinking God should punish them. Remember, when you point your finger accusingly at someone else, three are pointing back at you.