(Romans Series-5) The Progression of Sin

THE PROGRESSION OF SIN

Romans 1:22–32 (Go to ESV Bible Verses)

Key Verse: 1:25 "because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen."

1. In verse 22, what did humanity claim to be, and what did they actually become? What “exchanges” did they make (23,25)? What other three-word phrase is repeated (24,26,28)? Group the list of vices into categories (29–31).
2. In verse 32, what do people know, yet continue to do? What is their attitude toward others?
3. In light of Paul’s logic in this passage, why is it so foolish to reject our Creator for idols?
4. What can we learn here about the nature of God’s wrath? What does it mean to have “a debased mind,” especially in terms of morality and ethics?
5. Read verse 25. What “images” or “idols” might we be foolishly exchanging for the glory of God today? How can this passage help us to see the lost with compassion? How does it help us see Jesus as our only cure?