A Simple Man’s Notes on Scripture

Part II: The Conduct of Humanity You, then, who are teaching another, you are not teaching yourself! We have now read of the problem – the Jew, resting on law, and being instructed out of law, who should be boasting in God, knowing the will, and testing what things are of consequence, instead has confidence in themselves, teaching without understanding of the material they worship. The previous three verses are all setup for these verses. We see this in the conjunction “then,” oun in Greek. The term is found forty-eight times in Romans. Every time it is found, it acts as a logical conclusion following the prior verse. This will be extremely helpful information, because it continually serves as the bridge between major thoughts in each passage. As with most other considerations in this chapter, we would be foolish to take this verse out of its context and apply it elsewhere. It is the religious individual, who is inundated by the law – and the law alone – who effectually acts the way ...