Romans 1:18-32

The Necessity of the Gospel: God’s Wrath Against Sin

Romans 1:18-32

The Necessity of the Gospel: God’s Wrath Against Sin

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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in injustice:
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Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made. His eternal power also and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.
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Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God or given thanks: but became vain in their thoughts. And their foolish heart was darkened.
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For, professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.
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And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things.
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Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.
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Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.
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And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts, one towards another: men with men, working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.
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And as they liked not to have God in their knowledge, God delivered them up to a reprobate sense, to do those things which are not convenient.
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Being filled with all iniquity, malice, fornication, avarice, wickedness: full of envy, murder, contention, deceit, malignity: whisperers,
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Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, proud, haughty, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
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Foolish, dissolute: without affection, without fidelity, without mercy.
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Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death: and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.
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  • Romans 1:19

    Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them.
    from verse 18

  • Isaiah 40:26

    Lift up your eyes on high, and see who hath created these things: who bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their names: by the greatness of his might, and strength, and power, not one of them was missing.
    from verse 19

  • Psalms 19:1

    Unto the end. A psalm for David.
    from verse 19

  • Psalms 19:6

    We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.
    from verse 19

  • Psalms 81:12

    So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
    from verse 21

  • Psalms 81:11

    But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
    from verse 24

  • Ephesians 5:6

    Let no man deceive you with vain words. For because of these things cometh the anger of God upon the children of unbelief.
    from verse 18

  • Psalms 8:3

    Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and the avenger.
    from verse 20

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:10

    And in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish: because they receive not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. Therefore God shall send them the operation of error, to believe lying:
    from verse 18

  • 2 Thessalonians 2:12

    But we ought to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, beloved of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation, in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth:
    from verse 24

  • Romans 1:21

    Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God or given thanks: but became vain in their thoughts. And their foolish heart was darkened.
    from verse 28

  • Titus 1:16

    They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.
    from verse 28
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