Repentance Before the Day of Anger

Romans 2:5 (NLT)

⁵ But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Message

I. God’s Kindness Rejected (5^a)

See verse 5^a.

^5a But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself.

The connective “But” reflects the previous paragraph in Romans 2:1-4. Paul has just shown that although God has been patient and kind toward sinners—giving them every chance to repent—but because they remain stubborn and unrepentant, they are storing up judgment for themselves.

II. The Coming Day of God’s Judgment (5^b)

See verse 5^b.

^5b For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Paul reminds the reader that the day is coming when God’s righteous anger will be revealed, and every hidden motive and action will be brought into the light (Romans 2:16, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Luke 12:2, Ecclesiastes 12:14) under His perfect judgment.

III. Conclusion

These verses urge us to respond to God’s kindness with genuine repentance, not stubbornness. God is patient, but His patience has a purpose—to lead us away from sin and into life. Since the day is coming when His righteous judgment will reveal every hidden thing, the wise response is to humble our hearts, turn from sin, and seek the mercy that God freely offers through Jesus Christ. May we allow His kindness to soften our hearts today, before that day arrives.