Romans 1:18-32
Key Verse: 1:18 “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.”
1. What is God’s wrath and against whom is it revealed? (18) How and why do people deliberately suppress the truth? (18-19, 25)
2. How did God reveal himself to all mankind? (20) What happens to the mind and heart of one who deliberately does not honor or thank God? (21; cf. example of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:28-32)
3. What three foolish exchanges do people who do not honor or thank God make? (23,25,26). What does it mean that “God gave them over”? (24,26,28; cf. example of the prodigal son in Luke 15:12) In what sense is this an expression of God’s wrath? How is it an expression of his love?
4. What happens to a man or a society which does not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God? (29-32: Notice the progression of the destruction of the individual, the family and the society.)
5. Why is it important to properly understand our human condition in terms of sin? Why is God’s wrath against unrighteousness good news for us?