One Danger of Rejecting God: Sexual Sin (Romans 1:24-27)
24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25 who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. 27 Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. 28
This passage of scripture is one of the most controversial, and surprisingly debated, parts of scripture in today's culture. Eventhough Paul is clear in the reason for sexual immorality being so widespread, those who do not hold to the authority and sufficiency of scripture simply ignore this passage. Paul clearly shows two consequences of rejecting God:
1.Rejecting God leads to Heterosexual Sin. (v.24-25)
a. It comes from lusting
b. Then leads to acting
c. Because of worshipping
d. And serving
1. The body
2. And not God.
2.Rejecting God leads to Homosexual Sin. (v.26-27)
a. Women with women.
1. These women lusted
2. These women acted
b. Men with men.
1. These men lusted
2. These men acted
3. These men received the penalty for their sin
Now this does not mean that if you reject God, you are destined to be in sexual sin. However, take a look at society. I would challenge you to find one unbeliever in Christ who has never sinned sexually. In fact, most believers have sinned sexually. Jesus said that if a man even looks in lust at another woman, he has already committed adultery. Therefore what can we do? Nothing. Which is all the more why we need a Savior. We have rejected God and exchanged the truth for a lie...and by doing so, our world has tailspinned into a world filled with sexual sin. Only a loving, graceful, and merciful Savior who pays our penalty could save us. And even then, we have to believe in Him.
This passage of scripture is one of the most controversial, and surprisingly debated, parts of scripture in today's culture. Eventhough Paul is clear in the reason for sexual immorality being so widespread, those who do not hold to the authority and sufficiency of scripture simply ignore this passage. Paul clearly shows two consequences of rejecting God:
1.Rejecting God leads to Heterosexual Sin. (v.24-25)
a. It comes from lusting
b. Then leads to acting
c. Because of worshipping
d. And serving
1. The body
2. And not God.
2.Rejecting God leads to Homosexual Sin. (v.26-27)
a. Women with women.
1. These women lusted
2. These women acted
b. Men with men.
1. These men lusted
2. These men acted
3. These men received the penalty for their sin
Now this does not mean that if you reject God, you are destined to be in sexual sin. However, take a look at society. I would challenge you to find one unbeliever in Christ who has never sinned sexually. In fact, most believers have sinned sexually. Jesus said that if a man even looks in lust at another woman, he has already committed adultery. Therefore what can we do? Nothing. Which is all the more why we need a Savior. We have rejected God and exchanged the truth for a lie...and by doing so, our world has tailspinned into a world filled with sexual sin. Only a loving, graceful, and merciful Savior who pays our penalty could save us. And even then, we have to believe in Him.
posted by Charlie Wallace at
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