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    Who Needs the Gospel

    1. Mankind’s ultimate problem: GOD’s judgment for our sinful, imperfect condition. The remedy is the Gospel. GOD loves, GOD forgives, GOD saves through the atonement bought by the LORD JESUS CHRIST through HIS death, burial, and resurrection. The righteousness of GOD is needed. Romans 1: 16-17; For I am not ashamed of the gospel of CHRIST, for it is the power of GOD to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of GOD is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith” Habakkuk 2:4

    2. GOD’s wrath on unrighteousness: Romans 1:18-22; For the wrath of GOD is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of GOD is manifest in them, for GOD has shown it to them. For since creation of the world HIS invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even HIS eternal power and GODHEAD, so that they are without excuse, because although they knew GOD, they did not glorify HIM as GOD, nor were thankful but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible GOD into an image made like corruptible man – and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things. GOD’s attitude toward the sin of mankind is not one of tolerance. HIS wrath is a holy aversion to all that is evil. Wrath is as essential to divine righteousness as are love and mercy. The orderliness of natural revelation, beauty, power of creation all provides a moving testimony.

    3. Ungodliness: Our relationship to a Sovereign GOD. It is sin against the being of GOD; rebellion; living as if there is no GOD.

    4. Unrighteousness: Morality, our relationship to our fellow man. It is sin against the will of GOD. Living as if no will of GOD is revealed.

    5. Suppress the truth: The heathen does this because they are ungodly and unrighteous. Any person willingly suppressing knowledge of GOD is lost because of the revelation of GOD in nature. Man has sufficient knowledge to make him responsible to GOD. Psalm 19:1-3; The heavens declare the glory of GOD; and the firmament shows HIS handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. The testimony of nature alone is sufficient to lead man to an understanding of the personal, righteous nature of GOD.

    6. Romans 1:24-25; Wherefore GOD also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves; who changed the truth of GOD into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Man refuses to worship GOD. Man is lost because of the rejection of the revelation of GOD to the conscience. If the natural world is not enough, GOD has planted in the heart of every man the knowledge that there is a righteous GOD.

    7. Sinful man’s imagination: A man made philosophy devoid of divine truth. Suppressing truth drives foolish hearts further into darkness. When sinful man exalts his human reasoning and parades his wisdom their actions are foolish. Ungodliness and unrighteousness have a definite terminal point and that is idolatry. Because the heathen participates in idolatry, GOD gives them up to uncleanness. Suppression of the truth leads to idolatry, idolatry to uncleanness, and worship of the creature instead of the creator.

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    Very wonderful statements with great clarity of God's will and the responsibility of mankind, whether you choose to believe or not, though I would suggest that the entirety if the chapters be read, especially Romans chapter 1, which is a very powerful chapter with many explanations correlating even onto our current society.