Romans 1
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed
it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made,
even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
it’s better to look at whole sections
“For
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just shall live by faith.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because
that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for
God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him
from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:( look what happened later speaking of those same in the beginning who knew god by observing the created things )
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. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
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.
Wherefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 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.
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: 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.
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; being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
who
knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
Romans 1:16-32
this is why we need to gospel because that’s all true when Jesus came it’s this
“And we know that we are of God, and
the whole world lieth in wickedness.
And
we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and
we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
1 John 5:19-20
everyone was sold into sin notice how when they chose not to honor Gods judgements and image which
they we’re created in, he gave them up to what they chose. To a reprobate mind filled with all wickedness and lusts of diversities because that’s what man had chosen even though they could see that creation was created by God and it reflected his nature and existance to them
so you have this in the beginning
“So
God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
Genesis 1:27 KJV
“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.”
Genesis 5:1-2 KJV
instead of walking in that image of Gods children made to reflect his character and nature in goodness righteousness and truth , man chose to become this creature more like a beast than like God
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.”
Genesis 6:5-6 KJV
After this we know he destroys everything g but saves big through grace and faith and then begins again with joy and his sons
the old testsment is what Paul’s talking about e prophets explain that because the covenant was broken l
Mankind had now been deemed sinners and unworthy including israel
By the law after they broke the covenant they became just like everyone else sinners by the flesh and not a reflection of Gods glory and image
we changed the image of God into an image of a sinful person because we’re not supposed to be sinners we’re made to be his image and likeness the gospel is sent to restore us to his image through the knowledge of Christ in the gospel imparting his spirit into our hearts by hearing of faith
“This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?”
Galatians 3:2 KJV
as we grow in the spirit this is happening a restoration to
Our rightful inheritance in creation and our true image the children of God the image of Jesus his son
“But
we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord,
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”
2 Corinthians 3:18
we aren’t who man is meant to be but Christ came to redeem us and save us from that Wrs th in the world because of sin without the gospel this can’t happen
“if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”
Ephesians 4:21-24 KJV
that doesn’t just happen we have to learn and grow in Christ for it to happen from glory to glory and from faith to faith
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