The Self-Righteousness And Sin Of The Jewish World

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“Chapter 2 describes the self-righteousness and sin of the Jewish world,” (Gundry, R. H., 2012, p. 435). The Jews sinfulness that was practice was also common to humanity. The Jews were guilty of self-righteousness and sin, which illustrates in the Jewish world, after condemning the Gentiles for turning from the knowledge of God that were given, 2:1-16. The Jews were under the condemnation of the law. Breaking God's law will be condemned by the law, according to the ways of the Jews, and their circumcision will mean nothing, (2:17 to 3:20). Therefore, Paul is addressing to the Jews who relies on their Jewish ways and the Mosaic law (regarding fleshly circumcision) to save them from the last judgment. The judging that was done by the Jews was

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