1. Filled With All Unrighteousness
(Romans 1:28-32) #4

2. The Gentiles in Sin Romans 1:18-32
Under wrath for rejecting God, 1:18-21
God “gave them up to…”
Uncleanness, 1:24
Vile passions, 1:26
Depraved mind, 1:28
Refusing to know God leads to all manner of sin, 1:28-32
Extended list of sins that tear away at social fabric 2

3. Disobedient to Parents Romans 1:30

4. Dishonoring Parents
Children honor parents by obeying, Exodus 20:12; Ephesians 6:1-2
Training ground to honor God, Heb. 12:9
Obedience shows…
Respect, Leviticus 12:2-3
Humility, Proverbs 6:20-21
Trust, Deuteronomy 11:26-28 4

5. Dishonoring Parents
The example of Israel, Romans 10:21 (Isaiah 65:2-3)
Israel did not walk in His ways and judgments, Ezekiel 5:5-8
Israel rebelled against God’s goodness, Nehemiah 9:13-25, 26-27
Disobedient to parents was among Israel’s sins, Micah 7:6
LOM penalty for rebelliousness was death, Deut. 22:18-21 5

6. Traits of Disobedient Children Romans 1:316

7. Disobedient Children…
Undiscerning: Without spiritual understanding (foolish), Colossians 1:9-10; Philippians 1:9-10
All things are defiled, Titus 1:15
Rejects revelation, 1 Corinthians 2:14
Disobedience erodes wisdom, Proverbs 4:1-9 7

8. Disobedient Children…
Untrustworthy: Covenant Breakers (faithless) –Does not keep agreements, Psalm 15:4; Eccl. 5:2-5
Makes promises he does not keep
Lacking integrity: Exaggerated honesty – Places little value on honesty and keeping his word, James 5: (Eph. 4:25) 8

9. Disobedient Children…
Unloving: Without natural affection (heartless), 2 Timothy 3:3
“Hard-hearted toward kindred”
Without the ability to cherish affectionately
cf. Unwillingness and failure to care for elderly parents, 1 Timothy 5:8 9

10. Disobedient Children…
Unmerciful: Callous, unfeeling hearts (ruthless)
Brutality, cruelty--not mercy, 2 Tim. 3:3
Exploits the weak and helpless, Jas. 5:1-6
Casual dismissal of the helpless (associated with lack of natural affection) Luke 10:30-33
Merciful obtain mercy, Matt. 5:7 10

11. Hitting Rock Bottom: The Hardened, Rebellious Heart Romans 1:3211

12. Realizing Sin and its Judgment, yet Continues to Practice and Support Sin
Guilt of sin does not penetrate the hard heart…must still answer to God, 1 Timothy 4:2
God’s judgments against sin are revealed and known (realized) – yet spurned, Romans 1:21, 19
Ultimate rebellion against God 12

13. Full of All Unrighteousness
We must not fail to honor God and be thankful to Him, Romans 1:21
Once we start down that path we plunge deeper and deeper into all kinds of sins and remain under His wrath, Romans 1:18 13