Romans 2:17-24

Series: Majesty in a Manger. Righteousness for the Unrighteous.

Title: Spiritual Privilege

Text: Romans 2:17-24

Date: Dec 7, 2025

Speaker: Brian Stafeil

Big Idea: We have a huge privilege in having the word of God.  Knowledge of God should lead to a change in our hearts, prompting an action to be a guide for others.  If we have only knowledge, but not a changed heart, we become hypocrites.

1.  We have a significant spiritual privilege.

2. Knowledge leads to action. 

Those with a spiritual privilege are intended to share what they have experienced.

3.  The Problem: Hypocrisy

Those who have received a privileged spiritual heritage contradict by their lives the truth they have inherited.

Warning signs

• Hypocrisy is a stumbling block for those who have yet to treasure Jesus.

• Actions misaligned from our professed faith may indicate a dead faith.

• Our faith may be misplaced on our spiritual heritage instead of on Jesus.

• We need to be wary of spiritual arrogance.