Recap of Bulletin Points
1. Can you be well intentioned with your belief yet miss it?
Some people can rely on God’s Word, know the truth, teach others, guide the lost, and
display outward signs of faith—and still not be right with God.
2. We need righteousness that is beyond our own actions or the rules we try to keep.
3. To whom does your heart belong?

Explore
1. In Romans 2:17–20, Paul describes people who rely on the law and see themselves as
guides and teachers—why would those things feel like solid proof that they are right
with God?
2. “You, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself?” (vv.21–23). Why is it easier to
instruct others than to honestly examine our own lives?

Examine
3. Paul says in verse 24 that God’s name is blasphemed because of hypocrisy—how can
religious behavior actually damage how others see God?
4. In verses 25–27, Paul says outward signs of faith only matter if obedience comes from
the heart—why do you think visible markers of faith so appealing, and how can they
quietly replace real trust in God?

Apply
5. Paul concludes that true faith is “a matter of the heart, by the Spirit” (vv.28–29). How
does this challenge both religious pride and religious insecurity at the same time?
6. Where are you trusting your religious behavior instead of trusting Jesus?