Most of these passages are shorter then what we read each day in the Gospels but Romans is packed with so much truth that I will walk through and help you understand a little about what Paul was talking about.
vs 16-17 The gospel is something he was not ashamed about and is willing to do anything for it. He knows that the gospel story brings the power of God through salvation for anyone who believes. In the gospel God includes the right living that we need in our lives and shows us how to live by faith.
vs 18-20 God shows us how we should live whether through Scripture or Spirit so we are without excuse of being able to know how to live for him. Make sure you fall on the side of God!
vs 21-23 Many people claim to know God but do not follow His ways. This is the important part of being the church. We need to live it out. We need to be careful how we think, and protect our hearts from the darkness. So many times we choose the mortal (things that will die, have an end) rather then focusing on the one who had not beginning and will have no end.
vs 24-25 How many times have we traded God for what seems convenient. Are we living our lives in a way that is honoring God out of our convictions or are we living in a way that is convenient for us and changing our beliefs because it seems like an easier way to live. Do not exchange the truth for lies or convenience.
vs 26-27 This is one of those specific ways of life that is addressed in scripture that many people dance around because it offends some people. "Men abandoned natural relations with women and inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent act with other men."
With this verse I first want to say that as a Christian we should never treat any person differently because of their beliefs. We do believe that homosexuality is a sin and as you can read in this verse that it is an unnatural way. So how do we address it in the church. We need to accept anyone and everyone. We are all broken, each in our own way. We need to fight the temptations that we have to live the way that God expects us to live. Continue to "Love God and Love Neighbor. Give people grace, compassion and treat them the way that you would want to be treated.
vs 28-32 You will have to choose for yourself how you will use the truth you know. Will you obey it and live a fruitful life, or disregard it and live against God's plans for you?
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