Homiletics Study: Romans from Guilt to Grace
Lesson 02 Passage: Romans 1:18-32
Content (List of Topics or Events)
God known – No Excuse (1:18-20) 1. God’s wrath revealed against those that in wickedness suppress truth (18) 2. Knowledge of God is plain (19) 3. From creation God’s invisible qualities clearly seen (20a) 4. God is in all that has been made; people are without excuse (20b) | God ignored – Exchanged God for mortal images (1:21-23) 1. Knowing God – neither glorified and gave thanks; resulting in futile thinking and foolish hearts (21) 2. Claiming wisdom becoming fools (22) 3. Exchanging God’s glory for images looking like man, birds and reptiles (23) | God gave over – Righteousness ignored; Sin Embraced (1:24-32) 1. God gave them over to desires of heart – sexual impurity; exchanging Truth for a lie worshiping created rather than created (24-25) 2. God gave them over to shameful lusts; exchange natural for unnatural women/women, men/men resulting in penalty for error. (26-27) 3. God gave them over to depraved mind; not retaining knowledge of God doing what ought not to be done (28-31) a. Becoming filled with wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. b. Full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice. c. Gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful, inventing evil ways, disobey parent. d. No understanding, fidelity, love or mercy. 4. They knew God’s righteous decree; knowing those that do these things deserve death. They continue doing these things and approve those who practice them (32) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
God known – No Excuse | Romans 1:18-20 |
God ignored – Exchanged God for mortal images | Romans 1:21-23 |
God gave over – Righteousness ignored; Sin Embraced | Romans 1:24-32 |
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
God aware, ignored and substituted; depravity given over to sin. |
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that knowledge of God must be confirmed in life decisions. Substitutions bring bad thinking, depravity and wickedness; deserving of death. |
Application Questions
How do you see God revealed around you? |
What substitutions for God do you allow in your life? |
Where is God’s has the lack righteousness in your life brought discord; How does surrender to God bring peace? |
Principles to Remember
God is visible |
God is source of wisdom |
God ways are worthwhile |
Characteristic of God
Known |
Theme
God’s wrath is deserving to godless and wicked people who suppress truth by their wickedness. |
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