Christian : AUism :: Romans 2:12-16 (Jesus, gospel, Revelation, sinned, bible)

[nonobjective]

I'm having some trouble interpreting these verses... I wonder if any of you have spent much time on them, and if anything here has snagged you as it has me.

Romans 2:12-16
For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus.

I've read a few commentaries on Romans, from Barth to Luther and a few in between and no one who's really thought too hard on it seems to really agree.

I have my ideas and thoughts on it, but I'd honestly prefer to hear what others think for them selves before I we jump to critiquing/defending my own interpretation. I realize there are problems with context as well as concern with non-Paul-contemporary over interpretation... but we'll see

[Scott1]

Not sure what AUism is... if I'm not welcome here, let me know and I'll delete this post.

Here is the commentary from the NAB... hope this helps:

Romans 2 [12-16] Jews cannot reasonably demand from Gentiles the standard of conduct inculcated in the Old Testament since God did not address its revelation to them. Rather, God made it possible for Gentiles to know instinctively the difference between right and wrong. But, as Paul explained in Romans 1:18-32, humanity misread the evidence of God's existence, power, and divinity, and "while claiming to be wise, they became fools" (Romans 1:22).