(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”   “Tribulation”: pressure, affliction.  We speak of the pressures of this life. If it wasn’t for the Lord, the saint wonders how they would ever endure. There is a tribulation of soul that comes from being in rebellion against God. That is the lot of those who love sin and those who commit it over God.

(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”   “Wrath”: it means an excitement of the mind that moves to passionate judgment. Put that together with anguish (offense that leaves one breathing hard) and you can see that no lost person is in a good place when it comes to The Judgment. I plead with you to embrace Jesus Who died to remove your sin and keep you from this terrible fate.

(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”   “Indignation”: the word is very interesting. It is that the soul is so troubled over the offense to leave one breathing hard. Understand, this is God’s response to the rebellion of the lost! How utterly different it would be for them if they came through the Beloved Son in obedience.

 (Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”   Notice, “…but they obey unrighteousness…”. Because of the corruption of our old nature, the lost has only one true desire – whatever their heart wants. It is not to please God, but to please self. This desire for unrighteousness is insatiable: it never satisfies; it is never enough. Their natural (fallen) instinct is to avoid the only real place that would satisfy – at the place where their heart has been given to Jesus.

(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”   Important: “….and do not obey the truth…”, friend, without exception all of God’s Word is truth. Who are we to choose what we will believe? Who are we to choose what we will be faithful to and what we will not. We live in a day of pseudo religion, talk of love for Jesus without sacrificial devotion to Him. Lost people throw away tomorrow for the desires of today.

(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God;….. (8)  But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, (9)  Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;”  “Contentious”: in law it speaks of opposing parties. These oppose the right standards of God and thus will be judged for doing so. And don’t mistake it, all of God’s standards are right: (Psa_119:128)  “Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.” The things that follow are those judgments.

(Romans 2:5b) “….the righteous judgment of God; (6)  Who will render to every man according to his deeds: (7)  To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:”  The proof of genuine salvation is the faithful continuance of obedience. Life in Christ compels in us a desire to please Him, to demonstrate our love for Him. All of the New Testament speaks to this principal.

(Rom 2:5) “ But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (6)  Who will render to every man according to his deeds:”  Speaking here of the judgment of lost men and women, they will be judged according to God’s perfect standard of righteousness. Discovery: each have sinned and the wages of sin is death (eternal punishment). Sad. If only instead of being “impenitent” they had been repentant, for Jesus has already paid for man’s every sin!

(Rom 2:5) “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”    God’s judgment is always “right”. Since all have sinned, all are condemned. All need to repent and embrace the righteousness that only comes in Jesus. This is what is called “faith”: (Rom 10:3) “For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. (4)  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”  

 (Rom 2:5) “But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;”   Look at self as we identify the meaning of the following. Does it reflect you in any way? Hardness: callousness; stubborn. Impenitent: unrepentant; not truly sorry desiring never do it again. Yes, this verse is referring to an unsaved person. Yet, a true believer does not wish to displease their Lord in any way.