The Wrath of God

The Wrath of God is Revealed
The Downfall of a Godless Society
Message of Romans
Romans 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed …

The Gentile world is guilty – 1:18-32
The Jewish world is guilty – 2:1 – 3:8
The Whole world is guilty – 3:9-23
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The Wrath of God is Revealed
The Downfall of a Godless Society
Romans 1:18 - For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, …
Psalms 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face.

Why is the Wrath of God Revealed?
Ungodliness and unrighteousness
Suppress the truth in unrighteousness
They have no excuse
Romans reveals the Devolution of Man
Intelligence (vs. 18-20)
Ignorance (vs. 21-23)
Indulgence (vs. 24-27)
Impenitence (vs. 28-32)
Intelligence
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse
Psalms 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.

Ignorance
21-23 they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man -- and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
Indulgence
Indulgence
24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Indulgence
26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature.27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.

Impenitence
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting;
Impenitence
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful;
Impenitence
32 who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

Applying the Lesson
Every person is accountable to God
– Acts 14:17 Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.


Applying the Lesson
The The First Step to Spiritual Decline is a Failure to Glorify or Thank God


Applying the Lesson
The Next Step in Spiritual Decline is Idolatry


– Colossians 3:5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Applying the Lesson
God allows people to go their own way and suffer the consequences of their own sins --- but He always extends His love


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The Wrath of God is Revealed
The Downfall of a Godless Society
The Wrath of God is Revealed
The Downfall of a Godless Society