Quid Pro Quo? (Psalm 50; Romans 2:1-5)
/God cannot be bought or bargained with and wants only one thing from us, sincere dependence upon his mercy and grace.
I. GOD CANNOT BE BOUGHT (VV. 1-13)
A. Bargaining with God
B. Modern Examples
II. GOD IS NOT FOOLED BY HYPOCRITICAL SPEECH (VV. 16-21)
A. The Art of “God-Talk” (vv. 16-20)
B. When God Breaks His Silence (vv. 3-4, 21)
III. GOD OFFERS MERCY AND GRACE TO THE HUMBLE AND GRATEFUL (VV. 14-15, 22-23; ROMANS 2:1-5)
A. Naked and Ashamed
B. Quid pro nihilo? (vv. 14-15)
C. When God is Silent (vv. 3, 21-23; Romans 2:1-5)
D. Receiving without Giving