Romans 1:28
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Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
Commentaries
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gave them over--or "up" (see on Rom 1:24). to do those things which are not convenient--in the old sense of that word, that is, "not becoming," "indecorous," "shameful."
Open source ↗In this chapter we may observe, I. The preface and introduction to the whole epistle, to Rom 1:16. II. A description of the deplorable condition of the Gentile world, which begins the proof of the doctrine of justification by faith, here laid down at Rom 1:17. The first is according to the then usual formality of a letter, but intermixed with very excellent and savoury expressions.
Open source ↗1:28 thought it foolish: Sin affects our actions and even our thoughts. One of the serious consequences of turning away from God is an unsound mind; people can no longer use their minds as God intended.
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For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
You dwell in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to know Me,” declares the LORD.
Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”
For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.