<p>2:3&nbsp;<i>And do you think (O man who judges those that practise such things</i>- There is the strong sense in human nature that &lsquo;this won&rsquo;t happen to me, yes it will happen to most people who do that, but not to me&rsquo;. This aspect of our nature is at its most acute when it comes to committing sin. Others will die, for sure, truly, definitely, for doing those things (2:2)- but I will not. No wonder the sin within us is at times described as &lsquo;the devil&rsquo;, a liar, a deceiver. Yet this whole process of thought is described here as a &lsquo;reckoning&rsquo; AV &ldquo;thinkest&hellip;?&rdquo;, a process of discussion with ourselves. But it all takes place deep in the subconscious; for we don&rsquo;t literally have this kind of conversation with ourselves. We see here how the Bible tackles sin at its root- deep in the heart, within the subconscious thought processes, rather than blaming some supernatural cosmic dragon. Such an explanation is utterly primitive and has no praxis, compared to the Biblical definition of sin and the devil.<br /><i>And yet you do the same)</i><i>-</i> I suggested under 2:1 that this may refer to&nbsp;<i>effectively</i>&nbsp;doing the same, by condemning the individuals.</p><p><i>That you shall escape the judgment of God?</i>- Gk. &lsquo;to flee&rsquo;. The rejected will ultimately flee from God&rsquo;s presence at judgment day. Paul appears to be playing on that idea- they think they can run away from it, and in the end they shall run from it in condemnation. All the same, apart from this word play, Paul is highlighting the basic human tendency to think that &lsquo;It won&rsquo;t happen&nbsp;<i>to me</i>. I can do the same as&nbsp;<i>they</i>&nbsp;do, they may suffer the consequences of it, but in my case, I will not&rsquo;. Paul is addressing himself to our deepest psyche and internal thought processes: &ldquo;Do you think <i>logizomai</i>, to reason out this within yourself, O man... ?&rdquo;. This sense that &lsquo;I in&nbsp;<i>my</i>&nbsp;case can get away with it and not pay the price&rsquo; is especially pronounced in spiritual matters; the idea is that we can sin and not die because of it. The psychology of criminal behaviour has emphasized this facet of the human mind, but in fact we all have it.<br />The rejected going away into... (Mt. 25:46) is only a reflection of the position they themselves adopted in their lives. They thought that they could flee away from the judgments of God (Rom. 2:3 Gk.)- and so they will flee from His judgment seat, although so unwillingly.</p>