Man- Innocent or Guilty?
Man- Innocent or Guilty?
Romans
1:18-32
Understood as a courtroom:
1. The
case: Is man innocent or guilty before God?
2. The
charge: Man has deliberately rejected God.
3. The
prosecutor: The Apostle Paul.
4. The
accused: All of humanity.
5. The
defense: "without excuse" (21)
6. The
evidence: (19-32)
7. The
verdict: The death penalty! (32)
I. The Wrath of God
(18)
What is it?
Why does God get angry at
sin?
Two objects of God\\\'s
wrath:
Godlessness.
Wickedness:
Man is charged with 3 counts of godlessness
(19-23) and 3 counts of wickedness 24-32)
II. Man is guilty of
godlessness. (19-23)
Paul submits 3 evidences that show that we try to
live our lives as though God doesn\\\'t exist:
vs 19
vs20
vs 20b
How has man responded to God\\\'s
revelation?
V. 18b
vs21 Two
ways:
The results:
vs.22-23
III. Man is guilty of
wickedness---vs24-32
Three times Paul
says
"God gave them over.." vs. 24,26,28
Meaning:
"wrath of
God".
God gave them over to three kinds of
wickedness:
1. Immoral
passions (24-25
What is the lie?
2. Indecent
perversions (26-27
3. Irrational
practices (28-32)
IV. How to be a christian in an ungodly
world:
Not
Not
The secret:
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