Romans 2:20
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an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
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hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law--not being left, as the heathen are, to vague conjecture on divine things, but favored with definite and precise information from heaven.
Open source ↗The scope of the first two chapters of this epistle may be gathered from Rom 3:9, "We have before proved both Jews and Gentiles that they are all under sin." This we have proved upon the Gentiles (ch. 1), now in this chapter he proves it upon the Jews, as appears by Rom 2:17, "thou art called a Jew." I. He proves in general that Jews and Gentiles stand upon the same level before the justice of God, to Rom 2:11. II. He shows more particularly what sins the Jews were guilty of, notwithstanding their profession and vain pretensions (Rom 2:17 to the end).
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having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,