In this passage, Paul makes three charges against the believers in Rome:
- You think that keeping the law makes you righteous
- In keeping the outer observances of the law without paying attention to the inner requirements of the heart that the law points to, you have ended up as hypocrites, people who don’t practice what they preach
- You need a circumcision of the heart by the power of the Holy Spirit
These charges remain relevant for us today. We are encouraged to practice what we preach, to keep the law by keeping our circumcised hearts right before God.
