"Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?" – Romans 2: 4
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Dear friends in Christ Jesus, in this Bible passage St. Paul is reminding us about the righteous judgment of God. St. Paul is reminding us that either Jews or Greek when it comes to judgment, God shows no partiality (Rom. 2:11). All of us would agree with the fact that our God is a loving and merciful God. At the same time we are also reminded in this passage that we should not take God's mercy for granted.
God always allows us to get closer to him and have a deep relationship with him. We also make him disappointed by our sins and shortcomings. But always God wants us to repent for the wrong that we have done and again go back to him. We should not have the attitude that God is merciful so I can go on committing sins and after all he would forgive me all my sins. He gives us opportunities to repent and get back to him. So we just can't go on testing his patience.
The scripture says that God will repay according to each one's deeds. We read in Romans 2:7-8 –"to those who by patiently doing good and seeking for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life; while those who are self - seeking and who obey not the truth but wickedness, there will be wrath and fury."
Therefore my dear friends, let us not despise the kindness and forbearance and patience of God. Let us lead the path of repentance and give respect to God's mercy.
Bible Reflection on Romans 2: 1-16 by Fr. George Joseph SVD
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