Romans 1:18-32

[Jim Watt]

"*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE" MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253.874.4265 -- Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*2008-10-24
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



   *ROMANS 1:18-32 - C. THE NATURE & CONSEQUENCES OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*


 *1. 1:18-23 THE NATURE OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*

*a. 1:18-19 UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS INEXCUSABLE*

A-po-kaLUPte-tai [601] gar orG*E* [3709] TheOU ap' ou-raNOU

*For God's wrath is being revealed from heaven*

ePI PAsan aSEbei-an [763] kai a-diKIan [930 anTHR*O*p*o*n,

*against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,*

t*o*n t*e*n aL*E*thei-an [225] en a-diKIa ka-teCHONt*o*n [2722];

*who hold down the truth in unrighteousness;*

di' HOti to gn*o*sTON tou TheOU pha-neRON [5318] es-tin en auTOIS;

*19 because what is known of :God is manifest in them;*

ho TheOS gar auTOIS e-phaNEr*o*-sen [5319].

*for :God manifested it to them.*


 *b. 1:20-21 PROOF THAT UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS INEXCUSABLE*

ta gar aOra-ta auTOU aPO KTIse-*o*s [2937] KOSmou

*For his :invisible things since the world's creation*

tois poi*E*ma-sin noOUme-na [3539], ka-thoRAtai [2529],

*are clearly seen, being perceived through the things made,*

h*e* te aIdi-os [126] auTOU DUna-mis kai theiOt*e*s [2305];

*both his everlasting :power and divinity;*

eis to EInai auTOUS a-na-po-loG*E*tous [379]:

*that they be without excuse:*

di' HOti, GNONtes [1097] ton TheON,

*21 because, knowing :God,*

ouch h*o*s TheON eDOxa-san [1392], *e* *e*u-chaRISt*e*-san [2168] ;

*they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks;*

alLA e-ma-tai*O*th*e*-san [3154] en tois di-a-lo-gisMOIS [1261] auT*O*N,

*but became vain in their :reasonings,*

kai es-koTISth*e* [4654] h*e* aSUne-tos [801] auT*O*N karDIa.

*and their senseless :heart was darkened.*


 *c. 1:22-23 THE FOOLISHNESS OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*

PHASkon-tes [5335] EInai soPHOI, e-m*o*RANth*e*-san [3471],

*Professing to be wise, they became fools,*

kai *E*Lla-xan [236] t*e*n DOxan tou aphTHARtou [5349] TheOU

*23 and changed the glory of the incorruptible God*

en ho-moi*O*ma-ti eiKOnos phtharTOU anTHR*O*pou, kai pe-teiN*O*N [4071],

*for a likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds,*

kai te-traPOd*o*n [5074], kai her-peT*O*N [2062].

*and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.*


 *2. 1:24-32 THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*

*a. 1:24-25a USELESSNESS: THE CONSEQUENCE OF CHOOSING UNRIGHTEOUSNESS*

Di' ho paREd*o*-ken [3860] auTOUS ho TheOS

*Wherefore :God gave them up*

en tais e-pi-thuMIais [1939] t*o*n kardi*O*N auT*O*N eis a-ka-tharSIan [167]
,

*in the lusts of their :hearts unto uncleanness, *

tou a-tiMAzes-thai [818] ta S*O*ma-ta auT*O*N en auTOIS:

*that their :bodies be dishonored among them:*

 HOIti-nes meT*E*Lla-xan [3337] t*e*n aL*E*thei-an tou TheOU en t*o* PSEUdei
[5579],

*25 in that they exchanged the truth of :God for the lie,*

kai e-seBASth*e*-san [4573] kai eLAtreu-san [3000] t*e* KTIsei paRA ton
KTIsan-ta [2936],

*and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator,*

hos es-tin eu-lo-g*e*TOS [2128] eis tous ai*O*nas.

*who is blessed unto the ages.*


 *b. 1:25b AMEN. *A-M*E*N.`


 *c. 1:26-27 THE VILENESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES*

DiA TOUto paREd*o*-ken [3860] auTOUS ho TheOS eis PAth*e* a-tiMIas [819]:

*For this cause God gave them up unto passions of dishonor:*

hai te gar TH*E*lei-ai [2338] auT*O*N meT*E*Lla-xan [3337] t*e*n phu-siK*E*N
[5446] CHR*E*sin [5540]

 *for both their females changed the natural use*

eis t*e*n paRA PHUsin [5449]:

*into what is against nature:*

hoMOI*o*s te kai hoi ARse-nes [730],

*27 and also the males,*

aPHENtes [863] t*e*n phu-siK*E*N CHR*E*sin t*e*s th*e*LEIas,

*leaving the natural use of the female, *

ex-eKAUth*e*-san [1572] en t*e* oRExei [3715] auT*O*N eis alL*E*lous,

*burned in their :lust one toward another,*

ARse-nes en ARse-sin t*e*n as-ch*e*-moSUn*e*n [808] ka-ter-gaZOme-noi [2716]
,

*males with males working the unseemliness,*

kai t*e*n an-ti-misTHIan h*e*n Edei t*e*s PLAn*e*s [4106] auT*O*N en auTOIS
a-po-lamBAnon-tes [618].

*and receiving in themselves the needful recompense of their :error.*


 *d. 1:28-32 A REPROBATE MIND: THE CONSEQUENCE OF REJECTING GOD*

Kai kaTH*O*S ouk e-doKIma-san [1381] ton TheON Echein en e-pigN*O*sei,

*And even as they refused to have :God in their knowledge,*

paREd*o*-ken [3860] auTOUS ho TheOS eis aDOki-mon [96] noun,

*:God gave them up unto a reprobate mind,*

poiEIN ta m*e* kaTH*E*kon-ta [2520];

*to do the things unbecoming;*

pe-pl*e*-r*o*MEnous [4137] PAs*e* a-diKIa [93], po-n*e*RIa [4189],

*29 filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness,*

ple-o-neXIa [4124], kaKIa [2549];

*covetousness, malice;*

mesTOUS PHTHOnou [5355], PHOnou [5408], Eri-dos [2054], DOlou [1388], ka-ko-
*e*THIas [2550];

*full of envy, murder, strife, guile, malignity;*

psi-thu-risTAS [5588], ka-taLAlous [2637], The-os-tuGEIS [2319], hu-brisTAS
[5197], hu-pe-r*e*PHAnous [5244],

*30 whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, insolent, haughty,*

a-laZOnas [213], e-pheu-reTAS [2182] kaK*O*N, goNEUsin [1118] a-peiTHEIS
[545],

*boastful, inventors of evils, disobedient to parents,*

a-suNEtous [801], a-sunTHEtous [802],

*31 without understanding, covenant-breakers,*

a-STORgous [794], a-ne-le*E*mo-nas [415]:

*without natural affection, merciless:*

HOIti-nes, to diKAI*o*-ma [1345] tou TheOU e-pigNONtes [1921],

*32 they who, knowing the ordinance of :God,*

HOti hoi ta toiAUta PRASson-tes [4238] Axi-oi thaNAtou eiSIN,

*that who practice the such are worthy of death,*

ou MOnon auTA poiOUsin, alLA kai su-neu-doKOUsin [4909] tois PRASsou-sin
[4238].

*not only do them, but also consent with those practicing them.*



 *NOTE**: *This is one of the most sober passages in Scripture, and cuts
across elements of society in every age, form the days of Abraham to the
present. Note what God says about such elements who do not want to have God
or His Son Jesus in their thoughts, words or society: *He gives them
up!*Alright, you want to have your own way? Then have it, and reap at
last what
you have sown! You have judged yourselves. Three times in this passage God
by His Spirit says that *He gives them up!*


 There are fellowships of churches which seek to water down and re-interpret
passages such as this. It can't honestly be done! If we let God say what He
wants to say and the Bible mean what it wants to mean - then there's no
dodging the issue..


 Paul says in Ephesians - It's even a *shame* to speak of the acts of sin
recounted in this passage - so unnatural - so filthy - and bringing into the
body the righteous reward of such unrighteous acts - such as *Aids*.


 There are various articles and insights in this Website that reveal God's *
Bible* - His Scriptures - as *unique* above all books in the world -
religious or secular. *Only* the 66 books of the Bible reveal the Bible
Numeric Phenomenon in exact accord with all *other sciences.* The Numeric
features of James through Jude are *exactly* the same as those of our sun's
7 major planets! *Imagine*!.


 Let me lay a foundation for the above notes on this passage.


 Marie and I attended a High School in Port Alberni, BC of some 160 students
from 1937-41. Who would have thought that a boys' basketball team from such
a small school would win the Canadian Western Basketball Championship of the
4 Western Provinces of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba? It wasn't
because of the extraordinary prowess of the team - but of the "Coach" - Bill
Wiles, the H.S. Math, Science and P.A. teacher. He had a vision for
extraordinary success for these boys; he had a format for training
discipline; he had the ability to work out some 20 basic plays that he had
the boys master; he talked a business into supplying them with great red and
white uniforms; he produced in these "Termites" a "Team Spirit" of success.
No team in Western Canada could stand against them. And for 50 years these
boys and their Coach - as long as he lived - met together annually to
reminisce on those glorious 4 years.


 Arthur Delamont with his parents and family emigrated from England to
Canada in the early 1900's. He had a wonderful Salvation Army Band
background. In his early 30's he moved with his wife and son from Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan to Vancouver, BC. A boy approached him in 1928 for trumpet
lessons. Arthur responded. Soon boy after boy was added, until he formed a
band. For the next 50 years the Vancouver Kitsilano Boys Band traveled to
Europe 10 times, plus 5 World Fairs, and won over 200 top band awards: in
tone, deportment, marching and appearance. Like Bill Wiles he insisted on
perfection as the goal. Punctuality was a sacred must! Appearance in
pictures had to be perfect. The uniforms of a blue cape fastened back to
show beautiful red satin linings, with black socks and highly polished black
shoes - black pants with one red stripe - white long sleeved shirts, and a
neat cap - these too contributed to awards. Their marching technique from
1930 on was second to none. Again - not just the 1000's of boys - but a
bandmaster with a vision, promotional instincts, enthusiasm, ability - yes,
again a leader brought success.


 In 1944 a Russian Jew introduced me to the Russian genius, Ivan Panin. He
started out as a radical Nihilist and was forced to flee Russia in the later
1800's. He succeeded as a Philosopher, Mathematician and English expert.
Albert Einstein was one of his Math students at Harvard. Both had probable I
Q's upwards to 200. When he discovered the marvels of Bible Numerics he was
hooked, and spent 50 years and 100,000 hours producing both a Greek and
English New Testament based on this amazing discovery. Again - we find
another man like Wiles and Delamont, possessed by a vision and an
indomitable drive to succeed in his vision. How opposite to the sad list in
Romans 1:24-32.


 Then consider Abraham, the founder of the nation of Israel, based on the
Abrahamic Covenant of Genesis 17. But on the way to this goal, he rescued
his nephew Lot from the extreme sinfulness of Sodom and Gomorrah. Another
man committed to a vision to know, serve and obey God to the end, based on
high moral and ethical goals. Again see the contrast with the latter part of
Romans 1.


 King David was one of his illustrious descendants. He too had a vision to
glorify God, and be a man after God's own heart. No hanky-panky here. When
he slipped and sinned, he immediately confessed it, made it right with God,
and continued on. God gave him a 7-fold program for the illustrious Temple
that his son Solomon built. In a sense it is by vision - the Temple of
David! God calls the beginning of a venture as if already complete. David's
beginning here qualifies. He had a desire and a vision; he obtained the
Temple location; God wrote the blueprint on his heart by the Spirit; he
gathered tremendous amounts of material ahead of time. He taught and showed
Solomon the plans; he provided the music and Temple worship; he and Samuel
provided the Levitical order of service.


 Jesus, the greater Son of David, the Promised Messiah - came to minister as
a servant, and give His life a ransom for many. he fulfilled the covenant of
Abraham and the Mosaic and Temple typology. The 2 pillars of the Temple,
Jachin and Boaz, typified God's Covenant and oath. He raised up 12 disciples
for the 12 tribes of Israel, but prepared for the "One New Man" by soon
admission of Gentiles into the Church.


 See Benjamin at the latter chapters of the Book of Judges. Fit this into
Romans 1:18-32. Benjamin was wiped out but for 600 young men, because of
homosexual and heterosexual sin. See our Website * <www.2rbetter.org> . *Under
Archives, Embryonics, Outlines and Interlinear - lie a groundwork and
framework to justify the emphasis God puts upon Himself, His Son and His
Word! In Psalm 2 it says God in heaven will *laugh* at His enemies who seek
to remove Him from their thoughts, words and society. In the end, remember
Noah! Then a flood removed the wicked and saved 8 righteous; so soon, A fire
will destroy the wicked, and preserve a remnant like David, who are people
after God's own heart. J.W.




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