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Romans 1:18-32 (NLT)
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18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. 20 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies. 25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. 27 And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved. 28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents. 31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy. 32 They know God's justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 20) Responsibility / Excuses - Men are without excuse
(v. 20) Strength / Sovereignty / Power - Since creation, God's power has been clearly seen
(v. 21) Thankfulness - Not thanking God leads to involvement in sinful areas
(v. 21) Sin / Wickedness / Satan - Not thanking God leads to involvement in sinful areas
(v. 22) Idolatry - Wicked - will exchange the glory of God for worship of animal-like images
(v. 23) Idolatry - Wicked - will exchange the glory of God for worship of animal-like images
(v. 25) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Homosexual - received the due penalty for their perversion
(v. 26) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Homosexual - received the due penalty for their perversion
(v. 26) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Men inflamed with lust for one another - received due penalty for perversion
(v. 27) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Men inflamed with lust for one another - received due penalty for perversion
(v. 27) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Homosexual - received the due penalty for their perversion
This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 20) Does God's attributes revealed in his works? God's invisible qualities have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made
This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 18) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 19) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 20) Desire's Journey - Great Restoration (part 1) (2010-06-30)
(v. 20) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 21) Gratitude (part II) (2011-11-29)
(v. 21) Centrality of the Heart (part II) (2012-11-02)
(v. 21) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 22) Centrality of the Heart (part II) (2012-11-02)
(v. 22) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 23) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 23) Centrality of the Heart (part II) (2012-11-02)
(v. 24) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 24) Centrality of the Heart (part II) (2012-11-02)
(v. 24) Raising Awesome Kids - Model of Masculinity (2008-11-25)
(v. 25) Raising Awesome Kids - Model of Masculinity (2008-11-25)
(v. 25) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 25) Centrality of the Heart (part II) (2012-11-02)
(v. 26) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 26) Raising Awesome Kids - Model of Masculinity (2008-11-25)
(v. 27) Raising Awesome Kids - Model of Masculinity (2008-11-25)
(v. 27) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 28) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 29) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 30) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 31) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 32) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
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