#118 – Idolatry, Identity, Immorality

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss idolatry, identity, and immorality as they dive into Romans 1:18-32.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• What story is being told in this passage?
• What is natural revelation (V. 19-20)?
• Does natural revelation give sufficient knowledge of God for salvation?
• Once we know Christ, do we begin to see God more in creation?
• Why all this talk of the “wrath of God?”
• Is idolatry still a problem?
• What does the phrase “God gave them up” indicate (V. 24, 26, 28)?
• What’s the core issue in this passage? What’s the defining transgression?
• And what kind of behavior does this lead to?
• What are marks of the “debased mind” of V. 28?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• Romans 1:18-32, Colossians 1:15, Hebrews 1, 2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 19:1, Genesis 1, 1 Corinthians 15, Isaiah 44:12-20
• Knowing Faith Episode #117 – The Righteous Shall Live By Faith
• “Institutes” by John Calvin
• “Confessions” by Saint Augustine

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Helpful Definitions:

• Natural Revelation: God makes himself known through creation.
• Special Revelation: God makes himself known through Christ and through Scripture.
• Wrathful: God hates all unrighteousness.
• Apokalyptetai (ἀποκαλύπτεται): Revealed.

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