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The Downward Spiral When We Reject God

When Men Turn Their Backs On God. Romans 1:18-32. The Downward Spiral When We Reject God. Modern Anthropologists. Man’s Viewpoint From uncivilized savage monkey To modern civilized sophisticated human To future evolution into perfection. Evolution of Man’s Religion. Man’s Viewpoint

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The Downward Spiral When We Reject God

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  1. When Men Turn Their Backs On God Romans 1:18-32 The Downward SpiralWhen We Reject God

  2. Modern Anthropologists Man’s Viewpoint From uncivilized savage monkey To modern civilized sophisticated human To future evolution into perfection

  3. Evolution of Man’s Religion Man’s Viewpoint Caveman – fearful of outside world, insecure So: worships things greater than self Millenniums: discredits “gods” – accepts 1 God Science: discovers “no God” – human “progress” Finally: full potential … perfection!

  4. Devolution of Man’s Religion God’s Viewpoint Garden of Eden: Man’s perfection (walk w/ God) Gen. 3 – Sin and The Fall (cast out) Gen 6 – Thoughts evil continually Rom 1 – Depravity “God gave them up” (savages)

  5. 1- Intentional Denial of God Romans 1:18-20God is angry Notbecause punishes man for not figuring God out Butbecause gives evidence and intentionally denies God “who suppress the truth in unrighteousness” “God has shown it to them” “invisible attributes clearly seen… they are without excuse!”

  6. Intentional Denial of God Romans 1:18-20Evidence Is Everywhere Adam Lived 930 years – till days of Lamech (father of Noah) Adam (130) – Seth (105) – Enosh (90) – Cainan (70) –Mahalalel (65) – Jared (162) – Enoch (65) – Methuselah (187) – Lamech (56 at Adam’s death)

  7. Intentional Denial of God Romans 1:18-20Evidence Is Everywhere Noah Gen 6:5 “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Heb 11:7 “By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.”

  8. Intentional Denial of God Romans 1:18-20Evidence Is Everywhere Noah 2 Peter 2:5 “and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly”

  9. Intentional Denial of God Romans 1:18-20Evidence Is Everywhere From Adam to Paul to Us “For since the 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” (Rom 1:20) Teleological Argument Psalm 19:1-6

  10. 2- Futile Minds / Foolish Hearts Romans 1:21-23“I Don’t See God Anywhere” Willful Ignorance vs 21 “although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God” Unthankfulvs 21 “nor were thankful” Consequences: vs. 21 “became … minds (futile), hearts (darkened)”

  11. Downward Spiral Romans 1:21-23The Devolution of God Glory of Incorruptible God Image of Corruptible Man Birds Four-Footed Animals Creeping Things

  12. 3- A Growing Dishonor Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” Gen. 1:26 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”

  13. 3- A Growing Dishonor Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” Rom. 8:29 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son”

  14. 3- A Growing Dishonor Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” I Cor. 11:7 “For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God” Col. 3:10 “And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him:

  15. 3 - A Growing Dishonor Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” Heb. 2:6-8 “But one testified in a certain place (Psa 8:5) saying: "What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. You have put all things in subjection under his feet."

  16. 3 - A Growing Dishonor Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” Save the Owl

  17. 3 - A Growing Dishonor “… to dishonor their bodies among themselves” 2 = 6 Romans 1:24-27“God gave them up” To Uncleanness (v. 24) To Vile Passions (v 26) Hetero Man Hetero Woman Homo Man Homo Woman Bisex Man Bisex Woman “… and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.”

  18. 4 - A Decadent Life Romans 1:28-32“God gave them over” To A Debased Mind To Ungodly Lifestyle Filled with…

  19. 4 - A Decadent Life all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful FILLED WITH…

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