Romans 2:11
11 For [gar] there is [esti] no [ou] respect of persons [prosopolepsia] with [para] God [theos]. KJV-Interlinear
11 For
God shows no partiality. ESV
Unlike people in this world, God does not show
favoritism for anyone for any reason. The
word for respect, ‘prosopolepsia,’ means partiality or favorites.
And with respect to people, there are only two major
categories of people, believers and unbelievers. Each category has its own set of rules with
which God deals.
As for unbelievers, the issue is faith in Christ.
As for believers, the issue is obedience to the
mandates of God with regard to the development and adherence to, the spiritual
life.
God deals with everyone on the same level playing
field.
Righteousness and Justice are never compromised. God makes no exceptions for anyone. God does not
excuse anyone from the fundamental rules of the spiritual life.
God does not allow anyone to make up their own set of
rules.
You are either in compliance with Gods rules or you
are not.
And by the way, God decides who is or who is not in
compliance, not you.
You have the responsibility to know where you stand,
and to find out where you stand, and to learn so that you will know one way or
another. God makes it all clear but that
has to be learned, which of course depends on you.
So pretending or ignoring what is expected of you, and
trying to do your own thing, so to speak, will not help you.
It will not help you get out of punishment. It will not help you get reward.
Sincerity or good intentions, or some argument of
yours that you are impressed by, won’t work.
God is fair, God has rules, and God makes them
available for knowing.
