Scripture: Romans 1: 18-23
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.
Scripture Commentary:
Why is the wrath of God against sinful people? It’s because they have substituted the truth about Him with a fantasy of their own imagination. They’ve stifled the truth God naturally reveals to all people to believe anything that supports their own self-centered lifestyle.
God cannot tolerate sin because His nature is morally perfect. He isn’t able to ignore or condone such willful rebellion. God wants to remove the sin and restore the sinner, and He is able to as long as the sinner doesn’t stubbornly distort or reject the truth.
Every person accepts or rejects God
However, God’s anger erupts against those who persist in sinning. Make sure you’re not pursuing a fantasy rather than the true God. Don’t suppress the truth about Him merely to protect your own lifestyle.
Every person either accepts or rejects God. If you reject Him, you reject the truth. Don’t be fooled. When the day comes for God to judge your response to Him, no excuses will be accepted. Now you know!
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