DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Not Fitting
Romans 1:28
"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind to do those things which are not fitting."
God created man to be a noble creature – in His image. Man was the apex of His creation intended to demonstrate His glory. Sin does not fit into the way God planned for man to live. When people reject the ways of the Creator, the only alternative is a debased mind. They fall short of that glory (Romans 3:23) and they end up doing what is ignoble. Paul gave a litany of unrighteous actions and attitudes – sexual immorality (porneia), greed, envy, murder, lying, destroying other people, rebellion, pride, lack of mercy and forgiveness. This is a not a pretty picture and gets even worse because the mind that hates God's ways invents even nastier ways to do evil. (See verses 29-31.) Only the person who submits Himself to God's righteousness can live up to the glory that God intended for humanity.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The righteous person demonstrates the nobility that God intended for His creation.
Have a "fitting" day. Love you.
Romans 1:28
"And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind to do those things which are not fitting."
God created man to be a noble creature – in His image. Man was the apex of His creation intended to demonstrate His glory. Sin does not fit into the way God planned for man to live. When people reject the ways of the Creator, the only alternative is a debased mind. They fall short of that glory (Romans 3:23) and they end up doing what is ignoble. Paul gave a litany of unrighteous actions and attitudes – sexual immorality (porneia), greed, envy, murder, lying, destroying other people, rebellion, pride, lack of mercy and forgiveness. This is a not a pretty picture and gets even worse because the mind that hates God's ways invents even nastier ways to do evil. (See verses 29-31.) Only the person who submits Himself to God's righteousness can live up to the glory that God intended for humanity.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The righteous person demonstrates the nobility that God intended for His creation.
Have a "fitting" day. Love you.
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