Romans 1:28-32 – Where Do We Go From Here? (End of the Indignation Series)
Part II: The Conduct of Humanity And according as they do not test God, to have Him in recognition, God gives them over to a disqualified mind, to do that which is not befitting, filled with all injustice, wickedness, evil, greed, distended with envy, murder, strife, guile, depravity, whisperers, vilifiers, detesters of God, outragers, proud, ostentatious, inventors of evil things, stubborn to parents, unintelligent, perfidious, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: those who, recognizing the just statute of God, that those committing such things are deserving of death, not only are doing them, but are endorsing, also, those who are committing them. The list we find in Romans 1:29-31 is typically called a “vice list.” It provides a rapid-fire, intense list of poor actions which humanity employs or condones. This globalizes the guilt, charging each man with something on this list. Make no mistake: no individual escapes the clutches of Paul’s charge here – whether ...
