Romans 2:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Romans 2:18

And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Knowest

James 4:17

Approvest the things that are more excellent

Philippians 1:10

Hebrews 5:14

Being instructed

2 Timothy 3:15

Bible References

Knowest

Or what great nation has statutes and judgments so righteous (upright, just) as this whole law which I am placing before you today?

“Then You came down on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven;
And You gave them fair ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.

He declares His word to Jacob,
His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

If you know these things, you are blessed [happy and favored by God] if you put them into practice [and faithfully do them].

Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom].

So any person who knows what is right to do but does not do it, to him it is sin.

Approvest the things that are more excellent

so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];

But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil.

Being instructed

For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.

The precepts of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies,
For Your words are always with me.

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching [of the law] is light,
And reproofs (rebukes) for discipline are the way of life,

and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings (Hebrew Scriptures) which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus [surrendering your entire self to Him and having absolute confidence in His wisdom, power and goodness].