• Lesson 2: Man's Need of Salvation (Rom 1:18-3:20)
• * Topic 1: Wrath of God Revealed (Rom 1:18)
•   Nature of God's Wrath (Rom 1:18)
•   Objects of God's Wrath (Rom 1:18)
• * Topic 2: Gentiles Condemned (Rom 1:19-32)
•   General Revelation of God (Rom 1:19-20)
•   Rejection of Truth (Rom 1:21-32)
• * Topic 3: Self-Righteous People Condemned (Rom 2:1-16)
•   Self-Deceived and Self-Condemned (Rom 2:1-6)
•   Principles of Judgment Revealed (Rom 2:5-16)
• * Topic 4: Jews Condemned (Rom 2:17 - 3:8)
•   Advantages and Responsibility (Rom 2:17-29)
•   Questions and Conclusion (Rom 3:1-8)
• * Topic 5: All the World Condemned (Rom 3:9-20)

Lesson 2: Man's Need of Salvation (Rom 1:18-3:20)
Topic 4: Jews Condemned (Rom 2:17 - 3:8)

Beginning in Romans 1:19, Paul presents clear evidence that the Gentiles are condemned to experience God's wrath because of their sin. Then, starting in Romans 2:1, he demonstrates that "good, moral people" are also condemned to experience God's wrath because of their sin. Now in Romans 2:17 he turns his attention to the Jews. The Jews had been privileged to receive God's Law and had developed an elaborate, detailed system for keeping it. Surely they were not condemned before God, were they? If that was the case, then of what value had there been to be God's chosen people?