Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful; and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
Mankind doesn't like to hear the truth of their own selves by the truthful words of this scripture. Because when we examine ourselves and see who we really are we will do one of two things. One is to repent of our sinfulness and turn it over to Christ so that our filling will come from Him instead of the world. Second, many
put themselves in front of their Creator and call truth relative. Those who continue in their sin will die in it.
Therefore the steps of salvation are admitting our sinful snare and asking Jesus to carry my sin so that my filling will come from Him instead of the world. These who choose thus, will inherit eternal life. Amen.
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