The Jewish part of the church in Rome were proud that they had been favoured by God: He had given His law to them. They looked down on the Gentiles, who did not know what pleased God (Romans 2:1-4). So, Paul brings them back to reality. It is not enough to have received the law or even to have memorised it - if they did not obey it completely.
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