"No Respect of Persons with God" Rom.2:11

Common Sense Commentary: God is irrespective of persons = Ultimate Equality !


One of the primary attributes of God is His divine sense of balance and justice (righteousness).
Though life is seldom fair, and justice fleeting, because of the sinful nature of all mankind, God has set the standard of righteousness, and He sent Jesus as His perfect example of it.


Included within God's righteous heart is His irrespectiveness of persons. "For God so loved the WORLD that he gave His only begotten Son that WHOSOEVER believeth in Him should not perish ...." Jn.3:16.


The Gospel of Jesus Christ is universally offered without "respect of persons" . "Go ye into ALL THE WORLD, and preach the gospel to EVERY CREATURE. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall be damned" (equal opportunity). Mark 16:15-16.


The Christian Family is exclusive to believers in Christ .... only, but without "respect of persons", within that body, whether Pastor, Teacher or Janitor. Gal.3:27-28.


These are the reasons that one of the most prominent doctrines in the Bible is, "No Respect Of Persons". Rom.2:11. This term is found seventeen times in the Scriptures and it's application, hundreds of times:


1... There must be no respect of persons to the poor or the rich - Lev.19:15.


2... There must be no respect of persons to the great or the small -Deut.1:16-17.


3... There must be no respect of persons in our judgement of anyone -Deut.1:16-17.


4... There will be no respect of persons, with God, even in death -2Sam.14:14.


5... Respect of persons is ungodly (unlike God thus unchristian)- 2Chr.19:17.


6... God is no respecter of persons who have inborn talent or skills - Job37:23-24.


7... We are not to be respecters of persons with "equal" immorality - Prov.24:23-24.


8... Respect of persons reflects dishonesty and lack of character - Prov.28:21.


9... There is to be no respect of persons racially or nationally -Acts 10:34-35.

10... God gives equal rewards for equal works whoever it may be - Rom. 2:9-11.


11... Employers/Supervisors are to be fair & equal to "equal" employees -Eph.6:8-9.


12...There will be no "injustices" in the day of Divine judgement - Col.3:24-25.


13... Unjustified special or ill treatment of others violates Christian love-Jm.2:8-9.

14... God respects our faithful works not our persons, in prayer -I Pet.1:17.


Pass It On. RB