This chapter has many lists of thing that make us think. Many of these lists have practical or spiritual applications. Keep your spiritual eyes open for these applications.
Perhaps the most prevalent sin of the Christian today is that of complaining. It is in our nature. How many things have we murmured or complained about today and we were not even conscious of it? In our heart we have strategically placed complaining as one of the smaller sins or perhaps not even sin at all. God, however, has a different outlook on the matter and we would do well to adopt God’s viewpoint versus our own. God tells us in His word “And having food and raiment let us be therewith content”, and in another place He says “and be ye thankful”. Complaining is not so. As such we ought to learn what the scriptures say about complaining and take heed to its warnings.
A verse by verse outline on Romans 3:1-31. Romans 3 sums up what the first two chapters have declared. Chapter one said the gentiles were sinners, then chapter two adds the Jews to the list of sinners. Chapter three then declares that "All have sinned".
A verse by verse outline on Romans 2:1-29. Romans 2 declares that not only were the Gentiles under sin but the judgment extended to the Jews also.
Notes on the Book of Romans. Contains a skeleton outline of the book.
