Commentaries:
People "who do not have the law" cannot do things in relation to God. In fact, they do not consider certain things in relation to God at all.
Nevertheless, every nation on earth supports the keeping of certain laws of God because they know by experience, by history, that they are good for their societies. No government on earth openly supports the murder of their own because they know from history that, if they did, the whole society would be torn apart. For instance, they do not want people to murder because it is not good for the nation.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 22)
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Everybody will be judged by or against the same law. God is impartial in His judgments; He uses the same standard for everyone. Just in case one wonders what law Paul means, verse 21 identifies it.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Covenants, Grace and Law (Part 16)
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Unconverted people can, completely apart from contact with the true God, discover much that harmonizes with God's purpose or godliness in general. The problem is that because they lack God's Holy Spirit, the truth they find is not as meaningful as it could be.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Amos 1:3-15
Amos 2:1-3
Romans 2:13
Galatians 3:10
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