Romans 1-8 sets the foundation for the Christian belief and worldview. Paul focuses on how the wrath of God will be upon those living in the flesh while the love of God will be upon those living in faith. For even though Christians sin, God has forgiven them and continues to love them. “One of the great truths of Scripture is that in spite of our sinfulness and rebellion, we are the objects of God’s divine love.” (Osborne, 34) The basis of the worldview of today’s society is found in selfishness while the basis of the worldview of Christian is found in the love and grace in Jesus Christ. The four components, found in Romans 1-8, that set the foundation for the different worldviews are the natural world, human relationships, culture, and human
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Disregarding God’s design and plan for human relationships, their relationships with each other became distorted and perverse. Paul says, “Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.” (Romans 1:26-27) God’s perfect design for sex is naturally between a man and a woman. The people rejected God’s truth and committed unnatural acts with the same gender. “So Paul is saying not just that this is not the natural way of having sexual relations but that this is against what God intended in creation.” (Osborne, 53) Since sin has entangled people’s lives, human relationships have never been perfect. Even those saved through faith do not have ideally perfect relationships with others. People lie to, cheat on, steal of, and betray others “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) But fortunately for believers, God is a just and merciful God “and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24) Once someone becomes a Christian, they live by the Spirit. By wanting to obey God’s commands, their approach and attitude towards others will change. “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh …show more content…
Homosexuality has become widespread and accepted, last summer it became legal to marry the same sex in America. People today are ignoring God’s plan for marriage and are redesigning His plan to fit their wants and desires. Not following God’s plan can only lead to disaster, as we have seen many times in Bible history. Love relationships are not the only thing distorted for people today lie and degrade people for their own desires. They judge others and do not forgive others. Relationships are not stable without the love of Christ binding them together. Christians today should imitate their relationship with God with their relationship to others. Just as God forgives them, they should forgive others. They should display God’s love through their words and actions and spread the good news about Jesus
Disregarding God’s design and plan for human relationships, their relationships with each other became distorted and perverse. Paul says, “Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.” (Romans 1:26-27) God’s perfect design for sex is naturally between a man and a woman. The people rejected God’s truth and committed unnatural acts with the same gender. “So Paul is saying not just that this is not the natural way of having sexual relations but that this is against what God intended in creation.” (Osborne, 53) Since sin has entangled people’s lives, human relationships have never been perfect. Even those saved through faith do not have ideally perfect relationships with others. People lie to, cheat on, steal of, and betray others “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) But fortunately for believers, God is a just and merciful God “and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:24) Once someone becomes a Christian, they live by the Spirit. By wanting to obey God’s commands, their approach and attitude towards others will change. “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh …show more content…
Homosexuality has become widespread and accepted, last summer it became legal to marry the same sex in America. People today are ignoring God’s plan for marriage and are redesigning His plan to fit their wants and desires. Not following God’s plan can only lead to disaster, as we have seen many times in Bible history. Love relationships are not the only thing distorted for people today lie and degrade people for their own desires. They judge others and do not forgive others. Relationships are not stable without the love of Christ binding them together. Christians today should imitate their relationship with God with their relationship to others. Just as God forgives them, they should forgive others. They should display God’s love through their words and actions and spread the good news about Jesus