God's Righteous Judgment
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: Rom 2:7
patient continuance in... A must for all (see, John 6:27; 10:28).
seek for glory... Four Things to Seek
1. Glory (Rom. 2:7, 2:10; 8:18; 2Pet. 1:3)
2. Honor (Rom. 2:7, 2:10; John 12:26; 1Thes. 4:4)
3. Immortality (see 1Pet. 3:4)
4. Eternal life (see, John 6:27; 10:28)
These are given on conditions of seeking them (Rom. 2:7) and by "continuance in well doing" and "working good" (Rom. 2:7, 2:10). Acts of obedience do not merit such blessings, which are already provided for by grace, but they demonstrate acceptance of them by man and proof to God of conformity to His will (Phlp. 2:12; Jas. 1:21-27).
God will bestow eternal life on those who by persistence in doing good seek (pres. tense, “keep on seeking”) glory, honor, and immortality. On the other hand wrath and anger will be the portion of the self-seeking… who reject (lit., “keep on disobeying”) the truth and follow (pres. tense, “keep on obeying”) evil (adikia, “unrighteousness”; cf. Rom. 1:18). Each one who does (“keeps on producing”) evil will receive trouble and distress, whereas each one who does (“keeps on working”) good will have glory, honor (cf. “glory and honor” in Rom. 2:7), and peace. This just recompense by God is without regard to ethnic background or any other consideration except what each person has done.
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