Romans 1:17 KJV
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
I could not help this morning but to see that there are contrasting revelations in verses 17 and 18. God's Word reveals to man
The wrath of God
It is against all ungodliness
Not just some ungodliness and not just what man has determined is the worst of ungodliness.
It is against all unrighteousness of menAnd that unrighteousness is defined as holding the truth in unrighteousness. Every generation of mankind in every race of people hold some portion of the truth. Thousands of years ago the Chinese people developed their written language. When it was developed, though they were miles away from the culture of the Jews, they developed a symbol for the word peace which involves a man with and sheep and a lance. The gist of the symbol is that peace (with God) comes from bring a lamb in our hand to slay. That is straight from God's Word. They knew that before the Bible was written. God had given them that truth.
The righteousness of God
The righteousness of God is revealed in contrast tot he unrighteousness of man. And it is more than simply that God shows us that He is righteous and we are unrighteous. The great truth of the righteousness of God is that it is available to sinful men, through faith.
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
I could not help this morning but to see that there are contrasting revelations in verses 17 and 18. God's Word reveals to man
The wrath of God
It is against all ungodliness
Not just some ungodliness and not just what man has determined is the worst of ungodliness.
It is against all unrighteousness of menAnd that unrighteousness is defined as holding the truth in unrighteousness. Every generation of mankind in every race of people hold some portion of the truth. Thousands of years ago the Chinese people developed their written language. When it was developed, though they were miles away from the culture of the Jews, they developed a symbol for the word peace which involves a man with and sheep and a lance. The gist of the symbol is that peace (with God) comes from bring a lamb in our hand to slay. That is straight from God's Word. They knew that before the Bible was written. God had given them that truth.
The righteousness of God
The righteousness of God is revealed in contrast tot he unrighteousness of man. And it is more than simply that God shows us that He is righteous and we are unrighteous. The great truth of the righteousness of God is that it is available to sinful men, through faith.
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