The Triumph of Grace: Romans 1--8
Lesson Two--Page 5
Lesson Two--Romans 1:18--2:5 Without the gospel, God's wrath triumphs over all who suppress the truth 1:18-23 Mankind's reaction to the truth about God as revealed in nature
How can God's divine nature be seen from creation?
Verse 18 Verse 18 forms a striking contrast with verse 17. According to verse 17, God reveals his _________________. But according to verse 18, God also
Sometimes people say, “God would never condemn a person for not believing what he doesn't know.” What insight does verse 20 give us for answering this challenge?
reveals his _________________. God reveals his wrath because people suppress the truth. Suppressing the truth is what Paul terms “ungodliness and unrighteousness.”
People extinguish the light of nature's testimony about God, a testimony that should lead them to glorify God and give him thanks.
Verse 19 What is the truth that people suppress?
Verse 21 Instead of allowing the light of God's truth to shine in their hearts, all people shut that light out of their hearts. Although people know about God,
Verse 20 Paul says that God's invisible qualities can be understood from what is visible, that is, God's creation. How can even an unbeliever learn to know God's eternal power from his creation?
they do not _________________ him or _________________ to him. Rather, their thinking becomes _________________, and their foolish hearts are _________________.
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