Re: [TruthTalk] Romans 1:18-32 and beyond

[David Miller]

I heard a favorite campus preacher of mine once preach Romans 1 to a group of students.  The title of his message was, "The 23 characteristics of a homosexual."  Perhaps you should read Romans 1 again with this perspective in mind, that these 23 sins are exactly defining exactly what is wrong with homosexuality.  :-)   Peace be with you. David Miller. ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 9:42 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Romans 1:18-32 and beyond Actually,  Ro 1: 18-25 is a statement of circumstances failed and , as such,  find the sinner given over to his own creation.  Homosexuality is only one of 26 sins listed   --   a list that was NOT intended to be a complete list, no doubt.   Verses 18-25 applies to back-talking parents just as much as it applies to homosexuality.   Paul has not singled out one sin  (gayness) to the exclusion of the others in the list.     Because of the truth of such passages as Heb.10:14,  we realize that we are not to be defined by our sins.   Instead, we are to consider ourselves dead to sin  (Ro 6:11) and in this consideration, allow the old man to fade while the new man becomes the motivating influence   ( Eph 4:20-24  --  yes Virginian,  the old man is still there).     We are all affected by sin   (Ro 2:1) and should not forget this fact when we are filled with he desire to judge others as if we are different.   The point of the book of Romans is two-fold  (at least through chapter 8)  --   we are sinners and still dealing with sin issues AND God in Christ  saves us anyway.     In the Romans 1:18-25 passage, the difference between "us" and "them" is seen in the "failed circumstances" mentioned, to wit:  we are given over to our individual lusts  (all temptation appeals to a lust of some kind  -  James 1:14-15)  --  preferring the sin to the savior;  we come to a point when we serve ourselves to the exclusion of God;  we have cease to honor God as God;  we have left off giving thanks to God  (acknowledging His as our provider);  turning to speculations [as opposed to being led by the Spirit].  We our sins take us to the point of these failures,  we are lost.   The scary truth of the matter is this:  all sin has this ability.       If we "have all sinned and continue to fall short of His glory  (Ro 3:23) ,  this passage  (1:18-25) becomes critical  --  presenting to us boundaries , so to speak, that separate the believing sinner from the unbelieving sinner.     Jd       -----Original Message----- From: Lance Muir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]com> To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:30:48 -0500 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Emailing: NIV.htm Thanks David. As I suspected, no illustrations.    L  ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  To: <TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org>  Sent: November 22, 2005 18:00  Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Emailing: NIV.htm    > Lance wrote:  >> Other than when speaking with the religious  >> leaders, will you illustrate Jesus doing something  >> comparable?  >  > Why are you exempting religious leaders? Are you not aware of the > religious  > people of our day? The homosexuals are a religious people. Their culture  > is based upon sexual hedonism. Have you not read Romans 1, where it says  > that they "worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator"? See  > Roman 1:25.  >  > Romans 1:25-32  > (25) Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served > the  > creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.  > (26) For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their  > women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:  > (27) And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, > burned  > in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is  > unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which  > was meet.  > (28) And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God  > gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not  > convenient;  > (29) Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,  > covetousness, maliciousn ess; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,  > malignity; whisperers,  > (30) Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of  > evil things, disobedient to parents,  > (31) Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,  > implacable, unmerciful:  > (32) Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things > are  > worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do  > them.  >  > By the way, the administrators to whom I have carried my message from God  > are Christian leaders!  >  > Peace be with you.  > David Miller.  >  > ----------  > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may > know how you ought to answer every man." 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