He will judge everyone according to what they have done. 7 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. 8 But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. 9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. 11 For God does not show favoritism.
Romans 2:6-11
Undoubtedly, God’s standard to judge humanity outside of Christ is performance, either good or bad. But maintain the proper context here, Paul is speaking of the performance and not the performer, as God shows no favoritism. However, the entire narrative of Romans explains that every aspect of humanity is tainted by sin and, therefore, impossible for us to be good enough to receive glory, honor, and peace from God outside of the gospel. “Great, but what about morally good folks who have never heard the gospel, are they left in the cold?” This is where God’s sovereign election comes into play. Whoever God desires to come to His Son will have the gospel revealed to them somehow, in many ways which we will never understand. God has determined the end from the beginning and will not call someone to His Son who is bound to fail. Scripture is unequivocal, God is sovereign, and He alone decides.
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