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Romans 2:8 but to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness--indignation and wrath, 9 tribulation and anguish, on every soul of man who does evil, of the Jew first and also of the Greek; 10 but glory, honor, and peace to everyone who works what is good, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 11 For there is no partiality with God

V8 & 9 Three characteristics of an unbeliever

·         Self seeking

·         Do not obey the truth

·         Obey unrighteousness

Job 24:13 "There are those who rebel against the light; They do not know its ways Nor abide in its paths.

4 results of unbelief or the wages of sin a wage is payment for something you did 

·         Indignation or anger of God

·         Wrath... anger shown by punishment from God

·         Tribulation...affliction, trouble, persecution being put under pressure

·         Distress... narrowness of place,  a narrow place, dire calamity,  extreme affliction

To the Jew 1st and Greek

Amos 3:1 Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying: 2  "You only have I known of all the families of the earth; Therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities."

1. V11 Judgement according to Impartiality (Not favoring another, being fair when called on to give judgment has no respect of the outward circumstances of man and so does not prefer,  as the more worthy,  one who is rich, high born, popular, or powerful,  to another who does not have these qualities)

Look back at v 6 this is how they are judged

Mt 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 “teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

God does not play favorites

Acts 10:34-43 is the key

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Romans 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?  5 But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, 6 who "will render to each one according to his deeds": 7 eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality;

1.    V4 &  5 Judgement according to opportunity

Forbearance is God holding back the judgement we deserve rather than destroying us the moment we sin

Longsuffering is sending kindness and withholding judgement or being slow to send it

God gives us a chance to be saved by repenting.

Repentance is a change of mind, as it appears to one who repents, of a purpose he has formed or of something he has done 

V5 Hardheartedness or being unrepentant - comes from the word sclerosis as in arteriosclerosis which is a hardening of the arteries  

Here the danger is not physical but spiritual hardness

A hardened heart can disable you permanently for eternity

Psalms 95:8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

Treasuring (or storing) up wrath... to reject God's offer of forgiveness and clinging to your sin will earn you more severe judgement

2.    v6 - 10 Judgement according to deeds or works

V6 This verse shows the right or just judgement of God

1John 1: 5 -8

1John 3:2-11 Says if we abide in him we purify ourselves, we can't habitually sin, we love the brethren

v7 &10 These are the redeemed or saved in these verses 

·         The saved are the object of his favor 

Those who by patient continuance

1 Corinthians 9:25 And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Those who have a holy ambition

Those who are patient in well doing

They run the race with endurance

Hebrews 12:1-3 

Next we see the product of his favor which are also the goals of every believer

Glory the wonderful condition of blessedness or sinlessness and perfection which is appointed and promised that true Christians shall enter after their Savior’s return from heaven 

Honor is the privilege of being in heaven...we are precious to God because are bought and paid for by him when he died on the cross for our sin

 Immortality or eternal life in heaven 

John 17:3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Not only length of life but quality also. No sin, sickness, sorrow, pain, suffering, loneliness

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In John 1:3 We see that Jesus created everything.  Have you considered the wonderful ways our world works together, the beauty and order of it all. I remember the food chain the solar system, and the hydrological cycle from school, but it really comes alive when you see the beauty and wonder of it all by looking at it through the lens of the Bible. This verse helps you to see the world through the lens of creation rather than the lie of evolution.  When you see a watch you know someone made it, it is the same with everything in our world and universe, without a creator it would not exist and it amazes me how you could see it all and believe that it HAPPENED by chance.  

Mark 8:36 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Have you trusted Him as your Savior? He can Save you if You ask Him based on His death, burial, and resurrection for your sins. Believe in Him for forgiveness of your sins today. 

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  -John 8:32

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1. Chapter 2:1 Judgment according to Knowledge

The Therefore connects Chapter 1 with 2 and speaks to the Gentile’s sin – the problem is, however, that the Jew and other hypocrites somehow think he is exempt from God judging him in accordance with that same truth. Thus he thinks that when he commits the same sins he will somehow escape the judgment of God! 

The apostle now warned them that they had indeed "practiced" the same things (v. 1). He seems to have been thinking as Jesus did when our Lord corrected His hearers' superficial view of sin (e.g., Matt. 5—7). Evil desires constitute sin as well as evil actions.

Jews who judge Gentiles hypocritically are without excuse since they practice the same sins and will also be judged by God in accordance with knowledge and the truth

The Jew who judges Gentiles has no excuse because at the same point at which he judges another he condemns himself. Why? Well, when he judges, he admits that such behavior is wrong, and worthy of just punishment from God, yet he himself knowingly commits the same sins

            Self righteousness exists because we minimize God's moral standards

• Because we underestimate our own sinfulness

1. Verses 2 & 3 Judgment according to Truth or Righteously

1Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

Psalms 9:7 But the LORD shall endure forever; He has prepared His throne for judgment. 8 He shall judge the world in righteousness, And He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness.

            The first principle by which God judges is that He judges righteously (v2). He judges on the basis of what really exists, not what merely appears to be. 

Paul’s point is that since God’s judgment is based on truth and not on any fudging of the grades for the sake of the “chosen” crowd, the Jew is equally held accountable to God. They cannot condemn others for their sins when they practice the same ones. The Jew of Paul’s day knew and approved of the fact that God’s judgment is in accordance with the truth, yet he failed to apply it to himself because, in his zealous criticism of obvious Gentile sin, he failed to similarly apply God’s revealed standard to his own life. Paul’s says that God’s impartial judgment extends to the covenant people as well. When it comes to God’s judgment against sin, we must all examine our lives, for we have a tendency to throw the first stone, all the while conveniently forgetting that we all live under the same rules that others do.

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The Gospel of John was written by the disciple that Jesus loved using seven key signs that show that Jesus is God in human flesh.  John does not give us any genealogy, no birth narrative, no manger scene, he just cuts to the heart of the matter when he introduces the book with the statement that in the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God and the Word was God.  And if that is not enough in verse two he repeats it again.  John was written so that we would know that Jesus is God and that we might believe and be saved as it states in Chapter 20:30-31.  Have you trusted in Christ and Him alone for your salvation?

Mark 8:36 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Have you trusted Him as your Savior? He can Save you if You ask Him based on His death, burial, and resurrection for your sins. Believe in Him for forgiveness of your sins today. 

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  -John 8:32

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The Ignorance in v 21, leads to Idolatry v 22, which leads to impurity v 23

The word wise is the Greek expression that describes a cultured and learned man skilled in letters. It is the word from which we get sophisticated, philosophy, and philosopher.

The word fool is the word moron which means one who has had the opportunity to receive the truth of God and has deliberately rejected it.

Psalm 14:1

Mythology and idolatry have resulted from man's need to identify some power greater than himself and his refusal to acknowledge God as that power. Men and women have elevated themselves to God's position (cf. Dan. 2:38; 3:1; 5:23). Man has descended to the worship of animals as well (cf. Ps. 106:20). This is perhaps more characteristic of third world countries.

"This tragic process of human 'god-making' continues rapidly in our own day, and Paul's words have as much relevance for people who have made money or sex or fame their gods as for those who carved idols out of wood and stone.

God gave them over means that the process envisioned in 1:18-32 is not simply the natural course of events but an ongoing history directed by a sovereign God who makes decisions which affect people. The thought is truly a frightful one. It is reminiscent of Pharaoh turning his back on God and God hardening his heart (Exod 9:16; cf. Rom 9:17).

How can a loving God send men to hell?

He will only when men consistently reject God, then He will abandon them

God only gives men over after He has shown Himself to us clearly

God doesn't cause our downfall, the natural law of consequences does

God cannot abide in the presence of sin, that is why he abandoned his son (Jesus) on the cross at Calvary while He was bearing and suffering for the sins of the whole world

Verse 25 is a good definition of idolatry

To believe the lie--

2Thessalonians 2:9 -12

V 26 For this reason God gave them up Why ....... look back at verse 25

What God gave them up to

Vile Passions.. Homosexuality.. Even the women lusted for one another. 

Paul shows the extent of the moral collapse by telling us first that the women who are usually the last to be affected by this kind of sin have fell totally and completely from any moral standards.

This is why Sodom and Gomorrah were judged

V28 God gave them over......man comes to the point where he totally rejects any knowledge of God

He gave them over to a debased mind or reprobate mind in the Greek means not passing the test

Often used to describe useless, worthless, metals discarded because they contain too much impurities or trash in them. 
 God has tested man's mind and found it useless and worthless.

And the idea of knowledge always means “moral or religious knowledge” in the NT. The point Paul is making, then, is this: Men and women tested the idea of God and having concluded that he would destroy their freedom (after all, he is the powerful Creator who has a legitimate claim on all his creation) made the conscious choice to dispel him from their thinking.

These people no longer have the ability to know right from wrong

v-29-31 Paul now goes through a list of words that describe Shameful Human Character, Shameful Human Conduct and Shameful Human Conversation

In this world it is getting where more and more that right is wrong in the majority of people's eyes and wrong is right. Our leadership is just a reflection of our nation with our sins totally uncovered and in our face for the whole world to see.

There are two lessons in Romans 1

1.    Because all have sinned only the grace of God can keep us from living the way these people have in Romans 1

2.    The opposite of sin in Romans 1 is the power mentioned in v16 of the Gospel of Christ unto Salvation.

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1 John 2:10 says He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.  This verse tells me that a person gives proof they are saved because they love their brother and that we neither offend nor are we offended by our brother since it says in 1Co 13:7 that love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  It also tells me that because we are walking in the light, in other words, close intimate fellowship with God we can see the places where we might stumble and thus avoid them.  It also allows us to see things from God's perspective, not ours. Is this the pattern of your life?

Mark 8:36 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Have you trusted Him as your Savior? He can Save you if You ask Him based on His death, burial, and resurrection for your sins. Believe in Him for forgiveness of your sins today. 

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  -John 8:32

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1. The reason for human guilt 1:18

The downward spiral of man from sin to idolatry is shown from verses 18-32

1st of all man knows God in verses 18-20

Next he fails to glorify God in verses 21-23 

Then man changes the truth of God into a lie in verses 24-25

Lastly man rejects any knowledge of God at all in verses 26-32

The downward spiral of man from sin to idolatry is shown from verses 18-32

1st of all man knows God in verses 18-20

Next he fails to glorify God in verses 21-23 

Then man changes the truth of God into a lie in verses 24-25

Lastly man rejects any knowledge of God at all in verses 26-32

Ro 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

The wrath of God is not some sudden outburst of anger or impulsive thing; it is a predetermined and rational act of a righteous God against sinful man.

It is revealed or more accurately constantly revealed. The word means to uncover to make visible or make known

God has revealed His wrath as well as His righteousness (v. 17) from heaven in the gospel.53 As Paul would explain, the unfolding of history also reveals God's hatred toward sin and His judgment of sin. The moral devolution of humanity is not just a natural consequence of man's sinning but also a result of God's judgment of sinners. The final judgment of sin will occur in the end times, but already God is pouring out His wrath against sin to a lesser degree (cf. Eph. 5:6; Col. 3:6). Paul described wrath as revealed from heaven because it comes from God who is in heaven. 

"God's wrath is his divine displeasure with sin. We call it 'wrath' because it shares certain basic characteristics of human wrath. But because it is God's wrath it can have none of the sinful qualities of its human counterpart.

God has two ways he reveals his wrath

1.    Indirectly through natural consequences of violating his moral law

Galatians 6:7 -9

2.    Directly through his personal intervention or his decisive changing of events so that a price is paid for sin

·         The sentence passed on Adam and Eve

·         Sodom and Gomorrah

Deuteronomy 29:23  

·         The Flood

2 Peter 2:5   

The wrath of abandonment which is removing all restraint and letting people go to their sins

Psalms 81:11 

This is what God is doing in this section of scripture:

The wrath of God is revealed against

The sinfulness of man 

1st in Ungodliness which is a lack of respect, devotion and true worship of God

2ndly in Unrighteousness which is a result of Ungodliness means injustice toward other human beings

That is, their sinful transgressions against God and their corrupted behavior exhibited within human relationships. In short, all of human life is polluted with sin. 

We see it in any attitude or action that is not loving. Together these two words show humankind's failure to love God and other people as we should, which are our two greatest responsibilities (Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18; Matt. 22:37-39). Verses 19-27 demonstrate man's ungodliness, and verses 28-32 show his wickedness. The "truth" refers to truth that people know about God (cf. v. 25). They suppress this truth by their wickedness.

Further, people suppress or hinder the truth  by their unrighteousness Here “unrighteousness” is not so much a general reference to the way in which they suppress the truth, but a reference to the sinful acts themselves which are used to hold the truth from one’s sight. Nothing could be more futile than to think that we can extinguish or destroy the truth through the means of sin. In the end, all

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1 John 2:9 reads as follows; He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.  What this verse says is that you cannot be a true Christian and hate your fellow Christian brother.  So, to all you folks out there that claim to be a Christian and say you are going to heaven, this means you will be going to church with other believers.  If you are always saying I am saved but I am not going to church with all of those hypocrites, then the Bible says you are not really saved and are not going to heaven.  Because if you really were saved, then you would want to be with the people of God. 
Mark 8:36 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Have you trusted Him as your Savior? He can Save you if You ask Him based on His death, burial, and resurrection for your sins. Believe in Him for forgiveness of your sins today. 

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”  -John 8:32

Our mission is to spread the gospel and to go to the least of these with the life-changing message of Jesus Christ; We reach out to those the World has forgotten.  

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Romans 1:14 I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise. 15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also. 16 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 from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith."
Flow of thought with the three I am statements

I am a debtor v14

So, because I am a debtor, I am eager v 15

I am eager, For or Because I am not ashamed v 16

Because I am not ashamed, why, it is the power of God v 16

Negatively I am not ashamed, Positively, I am eager to share the gospel

It is a debt to humanity he needed to repay and obligation, (he had been given a stewardship) and it is the Power of God to everyone who believes (He had a sense of conviction because he knew if the Gospel could change him it could change anyone.

1.            He was not ashamed of Christ, the person of the Gospel – even though Jesus was a Jew 

• Jews were a despised minority and Rome was a mighty and proud city 

2.    The nature of the gospel is that it is the power of God ........without that power it is but a dead letter

3. The aim of the gospel is salvation, not ashamed because of the plan of the Gospel

4.            The gospel is for everyone who believes... Believes means an ongoing condition not a one-time event of belief. True faith is a way of life. 

5.            Saving faith consists of three elements:

·         Mental - The mind understands the gospel and truth about Christ

·         Emotional - one embraces the truthfulness of those facts with sorrow over sin and joyfulness over God's mercy and Grace

·         A volitional or voluntary submission of the sinners will to Christ and trusts in Christ alone as the only hope of salvation.

V17 the revelation of God's righteousness - Better translated the Righteousness from God

·         The gospel is the revelation of God's righteousness through faith that He is just and holy and we are guilty sinners 

·         Justification of believers means God absolves or removes the consequences of our sin which is accomplished by Propitiation

·         The gospel is the Propitiation or legal payment for our sins which is why Jesus had to die on the cross. The legal side had to be paid. There is no remission of sins without the shedding of blood.

 Salvation is of God's appointing, of God's approving and God's accepting

To cut off all claims to a righteousness resulting from the merit of our own works

Now Paul quotes Habakkuk 2:4 The just shall live by faith

This verse summarizes the Gospel

The Law was given to Moses in 613 precepts or rules of conduct

In the 15th Psalm they are reduced to 11

In Isaiah 6 ........Micah to 3 ........then again Isaiah reduces them to 2 and finally Habakkuk condenses them into 1 rule 

The words " The just shall live by faith" are found 4 times in the Bible, Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews 10:38

God established Abraham as the pattern of faith in the OT and thus calls him the father of all who believe

OT faith was in a Christ to come and NT faith is in the fact that Christ has already come