<p>2:2&nbsp;<i>And we know that the judgment of God is according to truth against those that practise such things</i>- Again, it is only the believer, the person who knows God&rsquo;s word, who is aware and certain of the judgment of God. We can be certain that judgmentalism, lack of mercy and all the moral sins in the list at the end of Romans 1 will all lead to condemnation; yet we still do them, especially the sin of condemning others. This is the paradox Paul is bringing out- that we can be sure, intellectually and spiritually persuaded, that sin including judging and being unmerciful to others will result in condemnation- but this doesn&rsquo;t seem to mean we stop doing them. This is all part of Paul&rsquo;s build up to the crescendo of conviction of human sinfulness which so urgently necessitates our acceptance of God&rsquo;s grace.</p><p>&ldquo;Practice&rdquo; is Gk. &lsquo;to practice continually&rsquo;, rather than occasional failure. &ldquo;Judgment... against them&rdquo; is language of the law court, whereby a judgment the contents of the judgment, rather than the act of judgment; a noun rather than a verb is read out&nbsp;<i>against</i>&nbsp;a person. The oft made distinction between the person and the sin doesn&rsquo;t seem Biblical- God&rsquo;s judgment is against persons, not abstractions. It is individuals and not concepts which come before God&rsquo;s judgment.&nbsp;</p>