Abandonment (Romans 1:24-25) God does not indefinitely tolerate those who persist in evil while failing to acknowledge their wrongs. His way of dealing with them is paradoxical: He accepts their ...

The Foolishness of Mankind (Romans 1:22-23) Mankind considers themselves wise, claiming to draw closer to the truth through rational progress. In reality, however, they have walked a path of regr...

Mankind in Desperate Need of the Gospel (Romans 1:21) One of the reasons mankind cannot escape the wrath of God is that mankind rejects God. To glorify God is the rightful duty that every creatur...

The Evidence of All Things (Romans 1:20) The existence of all things clearly reveals that there is a Mater Designer of infinite power. Yet people still fail to believe in Him—not because evidence...

The Evidence Within (Romans 1:19) No person in this world can claim that they knew nothing of God. God Himself has placed within every person evidence that enables us to perceive Him. He...

Sin That Suppresses the Truth (Romans 1:18-19) When people do what God hates, they inevitably fall under His wrath. God’s wrath comes upon everyone—believers and unbelievers alike—and it is revea...

The Wrath of God (Romans 1:18) Contemporary churches rarely mention the wrath of God, simply because people find it uncomfortable. And they certainly do not teach that even Christians can come fac...

The Power of the Gospel (Romans 1:16-17) Paul never ceased to preach the gospel, even though he was met with scorn and suffering wherever he went. He did so because he knew the greatness of the po...

A Debtor (Romans 1:11-15) The faith of a Christian is the faith to give—a faith that gives everything, as a mother gives to her child! This was also the very heart the Apostle Paul had toward the ...

With My Spirit (Romans 1:8-10) People serve God with different motives. Some do it for their own righteousness, some out of fear of being rejected, some for honor, and others for power. But what G...