What does Romans Chapter 1 Verses 28-31 mean for us today in 2006?

Answer 1

I hesitate to read it ...because it might make my right eye offend me .. and then I'll have to pluck it out ...

Answer 2

The context is Gentile world unbelief.

In chapter 1 God tells us he reveals himself to people via the heavens which we can see. In chapter two the theme is God revealing himself to people via their conscience.

Chapter 3 is how God reveals himself through Jesus Christ.

Back to Chapter 1. Those verses are indicative of men and women who refuse to acknowledge God as whom He has said he is. Persistent unbelief results in a hardened heart, which in turn leads people to a pursuit of self. Self run rampant leads to some or all of the traits displayed as a laundry list of sin. The final verse (31) says a lot, that even though they inwardly know there is a God, yet they persist even to the point of death, and approve of others who do as they do.

Answer 3

I looked at Romans 1:21-35 to get a little more on this part. It looks like these people just decided to go their own way and god said, "So be it". God knows that at the end they will pay. What's it mean today/ If you diced to go away from God, he will let you do what you want and they he will pay you back in the end.

Answer 4

Hello friend,
As it happens, Romans is one of 66 of my favorite books.
The passage you cited as you know has direct reference to humans disregarding the natural use of their bodies (sexually) and following after their own lusts.

It is important to note that the whole passage from 1:18-1:32 should be read in it's context. In doing so, you'll see that the problem of sin here begins with "men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness"(vs18) which moves to knowledge of God but denial of Him, then idolatry, (vs23).

God clearly explains that there is a consequence for this behavior. Simply put, separation from God for Eternity.

But it doesn't have to be that way. For us today, we need only look to the Savior. He is able to save us from the darkest sin.

As someone once said, "God's grace is greater than our sin"
Blessings,
2 Tim.2:7

Answer 5

Chapter 2:1-24 is your answer

Answer 6

This is a pretty good description of how society is today. God gave us free will and if we choose not to look to him and follow him and obey his commandments, he will remove his hand from us that gives us knowledge and leave us to become the below description

28Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Answer 7

It capability the comparable issue it consistently meant, that Jesus is coming returned sometime and he will descend on the instant from Heaven: 9After he stated this, he grow to be taken up until now their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10They have been finding carefully up into the sky as he grow to be going, while all at as quickly as 2 men wearing white stood beside them. 11"men of Galilee," they stated, "why do you stand right here finding into the sky? This comparable Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the comparable way you have considered him bypass into heaven."

Answer 8

Nothing, it is just some maniacal ramblings of some ancient godist, as is the rest of the bible.

Answer 9

Pretty much explains the society we live in today, doesn't it?