2. Human Sinfulness: False Worship Romans 1:18-32 p Romans:
Disordered worship leads to disorder in Creation
Two Choices Live in “Obedience of Faith” Acknowledge who God is Live under his grace and Lorship Live in Sin – reject God Live under some other Master Obedience of faith - OR - Sin (Rejecting God)
How it’s supposed to be Human Worship Care Stewardship Human Creation: Things & Animals Love
How we messed it up Human Creation: Things & Animals Worship Exploit Worship Exploit
1. A Deliberate Choice Humans “suppress the truth” (v 18) God has made himself known through creation It’s not what we know, but that we suppress it. The existence of creation indicates a Creator Humans exchanged the truth for a lie (v 25)
2. God handed us over God gave us over to our distorted desires: v. 24 “God gave them over to the desires of their hearts” v. 26 “God gave them over to shameful lusts” v. 28 “God gave them over to a depraved mind” Two parallel phrases in the Greek: v. 17 “For the righteousness of God is being revealed... ” v. 18 “For the wrath of God is being revealed... ” Happening simultaneously in the PRESENT !
2. God handed us over... Disordered worship leads to disorder in creation The natural is replaced by the unnatural Leads to disorder in human relationships: Greed, envy, murder, strife, deceit, gossip, disobeying parents, no mercy Breaking the first 4 commandments (Exodus 20) Leads to breaking the other 6 commandments Paul is talking about societies in general.
Disordered worship leads to disorder in Creation Human beings will not live in “obedience of faith”... because of an act of rebellion. Reject the truth approve of others who do the same (v 31)