The Universal Reign of Sin

Lesson 6 - 1_18-20

Sunday, February 10, 2019

4:19 PM

The Heart of the Gospel: Justification by Faith (1:18-4:25)The Problem – The Universal Reign of Sin (1:18-20)The Revelation of God - I want us to notice first in this passage the two specific revelations of God that Paul is trying to get us to see.The Revelation of Righteousness of God (verse 17)Revealed from faith to faithThe Revelation of the Wrath of God (verse 18)Revealed from heaven According to Paul - Against two thingsUngodliness - without God -

I worship, probably intended here to express atheism, polytheism, and idolatry of every kind.

Adam Clarke, Adam Clarke's Commentary, (New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1826), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "A General Survey of the Epistle to the Romans".

Jude 1:15 (KJV)

Jude 1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Romans 4:5 (KJV)

Ro 4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Unrighteousness of men - as disregard for human rights injustice, unrighteousness, violation of justice (RO 1.18);Who suppress the truth -

The Anger of God (1:18)The Eternal Power of God (1:19-20a)The Godhood of God (1:20b)All People are accountable to the God for sin (1:18-32)