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The Name of God Blasphemed

Romans 2:24

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Scott Postma
Mar 06, 2025
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“For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”” -Romans 2:24

Paul seems to have paraphrased this concluding statement about his Jewish interlocutor’s hypocrisy from either Ezekiel 36:20 or Isaiah 52:5. Both have merit to their arguments.

“But when they came to the nations, wherever they came, they profaned my ho…

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