Romans 1:31 undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; Truth to Learn We all fight a battle against our own sinful nature. Behind the Words “undiscerning” (asunetous) – without insight or understanding, unintelligent, foolish. “untrustworthy” (asunthetous) – breaker of a covenant or agreement, treacherous. “unloving” (astorgous) – without family love, hard hearted...
Romans 1:30 – Active Hatred
Romans 1:30 backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Truth to Learn Those who reject God and show an open hatred for Him are fools. Behind the Words “backbiters” (katalalos) – One who openly slanderers others. “haters of God” (theostugēs) – (theos) God...
Romans 1:29 – Stuffed With Sin
Romans 1:29 being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, Truth to Learn When we reject God we are filled with all kinds of sin. Behind the Words “being filled with.” (plēroō) – to fill-up completely. The sense...
Romans 1:28 – Lost Discernment
Romans 1:28 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; Truth to Learn Those who reject God risk having a mind that can’t discern between good and bad. Behind...
Romans 1:27 – Wicked Sinfulness
Romans 1:27 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. Truth to Learn God says homosexuality is shameful, indecent, and obscene....
Romans 1:26 – Disgraceful Passions
Romans 1:26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Truth to Learn Paul makes it very clear that homosexuality is sinful. Behind the Words The phrase “gave them up” is from paredoken, meaning “to...
Romans 1:25 – The Truth or The Lie
Romans 1:25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Truth to Learn We all choose to believe either the truth about God or the lie. Behind the Words “exchanged” is translated from metallassō,...
Romans 1:24 – God Gives Up
Romans 1:24 Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, Truth to Learn God deals directly and harshly with those who deny Him. Behind the Words The expression “gave them up” is translated from the Greek word paredoken,...
Romans 1:23 – Idol Worship
Romans 1:23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. Truth to Learn We tend to worship corruptible things that we can see, rather than our eternal God who we can’t see. Behind the Words “Incorruptible”...
Romans 1:22 – Foolish Wisdom
Romans 1:22 Professing to be wise, they became fools, Truth to Learn The wisdom of this age is the message and teaching of fools. Behind the Words The word translated, “professing” is the Greek word, phaskontes, which means “to assert or affirm or claim.” “Wise” is translated from the Greek...