Hi teraside,
sorry if i sound a bit dense - just exhausted mentally.
God bless,
Rachel
Hi sister, sorry I totally forgot about this thread. Romans 2 deals with many issues regarding the Jews and Gentiles. Now as you know Jews come from Israel, they normally live there too, and Gentiles, well they are the rest of the worlds nations.
The part I want you to focus on is the part I put in bold, I just gave it all so it could be in context:
15since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them
We are not under the law anymore (the ten commandments). We have new laws, that are placed on our hearts. Love for God and love for our neighbours (or fellow man).
This is merely a prophecy in Romans 2, which tells us that the Bible acknowledges that our thoughts are accusing and judging us on a daily basis, but God says that there will come a time when those very thoughts that accused us will defend us, when Jesus judges mankind.
There's more to this message, but I just want you to know that you should live in the hope that your thoughts (which are not in your control, that just appear) will defend you one day.
If you have more questions, don't hesitate to ask.
God bless
Much love
teraside