God Wants You Happy - but Not Like This | Romans 1 Explained

Send us Fan MailRomans 1 is often quoted for its strongest warnings, but the chapter begins somewhere many people miss: the gospel doesn't merely forgive us. It calls us into faithful obedience and builds God's people together into a spiritual house.In this Romans 1 explained teaching, we look at what Paul means when he says the righteous will live by faith, why humanity exchanges God's truth for its own desires, and how God's wrath relates to mankind rejecting His authority.Romans 1 does address sexual sin, including same-sex activity, but Paul's argument goes much further. He also confronts greed, envy, murder, strife, deceit, gossip, slander, arrogance, faithlessness, heartlessness, and hypocrisy. The chapter does not give Christians permission to use Scripture as a weapon against one particular group while overlooking the sins they are comfortable tolerating themselves.We also explore:The obedience that comes from genuine faithGod's people as a spiritual house being built togetherWhy believers need to strengthen one anotherWhat it means that "the righteous will live by faith"Why people suppress the truthWhat Paul means when he says God "gave them over"The relationship between idolatry, desire, and sinWhy Romans 1 leaves no room for Christian hypocrisyThe difference between conviction by the Holy Spirit and Christians trying to condemn the worldThe question Romans 1 leaves us with isn't simply, "What sins do I see in someone else?"It's also: Where am I excusing myself while judging someone else?Join the Skool community: https://www.skool.com/estero-ekklesia-1658Support the Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2394920/support Support the show