Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, We are today continuing to examine Paul’s list of the features of a society or individual that is reprobrate and has reached the bottom of the death spiral: people or nations that have ignored God and rejected God totally and completely.Continue reading “Romans 1.30”
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Romans 1.29
eing filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, This verse and the next two verses show the the end results of the “death spiral”. This is what it looks like when an individual or a community or a nation completely rejects God and His ways andContinue reading “Romans 1.29”
Romans 1.28
And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; This is the third and final letting go of God. The first time is when He lets go of us to glorify a false god, theContinue reading “Romans 1.28”
Romans 1.27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. In the last verse we looked at what I call the “death spiral” in which aContinue reading “Romans 1.27”
Romans 1.26
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: For exchanging God’s glory for the glory of creation, God lets go of you and unclean desires and motives come into your life. (vv. 23-24) Then you exchange truth forContinue reading “Romans 1.26”
Romans 1.25
Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. Here we find the process of degradation of any nation, any community, any person who rejects God spiral even more out of control. Let’s look at what has happened soContinue reading “Romans 1.25”
Romans 1.24
Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: This verse is remarkable in what it says, so I have included several translations to give you a real opportunity to meditate on it: Therefore God gave them up in the lusts ofContinue reading “Romans 1.24”
Romans 1.23
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. In the last verse we found out that a man as soon as he steps away from God and His grace and mercy starts to exalt himself and his achievementsContinue reading “Romans 1.23”
Romans 1.22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, It always amazes me, the more someone removes themselves from God the more important it is that they proclaim that they are wise! One of the main secular humanist websites is called http://www.the-brights.net/, because they think that only people who are removed from God are bright! ProfessingContinue reading “Romans 1.22”
Romans 1.21
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. What has led to unrighteousness in the world? Why is the world so wicked? Why does the world ignore the truth of Jesus Christ? Paul gives four clearContinue reading “Romans 1.21”
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