God’s judgment will come on those who presume on His kindness rather than
responding in repentance.
 God’s Kindness
o Forbearance and patience are ways God shows His kindness to mankind. “Forbearance” is like
a temporary truce that could change at any moment. “Patience” is
o While Paul highlights for us God’s forbearance and patience here, God’s kindness includes so
much more (Common Grace).
o God’s kindness is given to us for a purpose. That purpose is not just so that we might have fun
or make the most of the things we’ve been given. God’s kindness is supposed to lead us to
repentance. God’s patience and forbearance give us opportunity to turn from our sins and be
cleansed by Him.
 Man’s Presumption

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o Instead of being led to repentance, the response of the religious, moral person is to presume on
God’s kindness. These folks assume that God will show this same kindness to them forever.
They do not know (or ignore) that the proper response to God’s kindness is to repent and turn
from their sins.
o The Jews would have thought that their status as “God’s Chosen People” would have meant
God would always show favor to them, but not so.
o Even believers can be guilty of presuming on God’s kindness. Have you ever thought about
committing a sin and thought “Well, God will forgive me if I ask Him.” That’s presumption.
o Ultimately, making presumptions about God’s character is to reduce God down to something
less than a person. If God were just a set of rules or a simple exchange, then we could presume
on his kindness, but God is so much more than that.
 God’s Judgment
o Last chapter focused on how God gave people over to their sins as part of his judgment. In this
chapter, Paul focuses more on the final day of judgment
o “Storing up” is normally used about good things, but Paul uses it here to describe people who
are