Good News - Romans 1:26-32

One of the most frightening judgments in Scripture is not when God sends something upon people. It is when God gives people over to what they already want. Three times in Romans 1 Paul says: “God gave them up”. This passage is not merely explaining why the world is broken. It is explaining what happens when humanity exchanges the Creator for created things. Paul shows us a progression: Sensual, mental and ultimate corruption. It is easy to read Romans 1 as ammunition to condemn sinners but remember it is a diagnosis meant to help us understand why the gospel is necessary. It explains what happens whenever humanity exchanges God for idols. The farther we move from God, the more corrupted everything becomes.