no partiality

 

There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.

Romans 2:9-11

God is not partial in justice or judgment. All sin must be judged. All sinners will be held accountable to Him for their sinfulness. And very quickly in the epistle to the Romans Paul makes an airtight argument for the universality of sin. No Jew can claim to be sinless on their own (chapter 2). No Gentile can make that claim either (chapter 3). Everybody sins and falls short of the standard of God's holiness and is therefore destined to receive judgment from God whose wrath against sin misses no sinner.

God is also not partial with His grace and forgiveness, choosing only to forgive just certain people. The requirement is repentance and faith and it is open for all people. He will forgive all who come genuinely to Him in repentance and faith. His grace is without any prejudice or partiality. His mercy is enormous and His grace is without distinction. All those who truly repent of sin and believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior are saved and will find the glory, honor, and peace promised here in this passage.

Lord,

I thank You for such great grace to sinners. You call us to repent and believe in Jesus. And those who come to You in genuine repentance, forsaking sin, and in faith, trusting Jesus alone and not their own works, are completely forgiven. You call us to take this gospel without partiality to every human being because You want to let this good news be known. May Your church be like You so that the world might know Your glory and gracious love, O God!

Amen