Romans 1:32 “who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.”
We have already looked at the above quoted passage of scripture to show that all men instinctively know the laws that God expects them to live by. In this section however I want to look at what this passage declares about the rebellious nature of mankind against God and His laws. Sadly, over time many nations become more and more rebellious against God and invariably there is then an erosion of His norms in those nations, as the laws that once upheld those norms are slowly replaced with perversions thereof. This passage reveals to us that as men become more and more depraved, that they begin to openly approve of more and more lawlessness and they applaud people who indulge in perverse practices. Eventually those societies begin to pass laws that affirm perversions of God’s norms, thus making the perversion the new normal in society. As we have already mentioned, this passage clearly shows us that men that choose to go down this path instinctively know that they will ultimately incur the punishment of death for their practices, but just like the individual that is intent on committing suicide they continue on their path to destruction.
Michael E.B. Maher
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