Without Christ~Thankful for the Blood

I've been listening to a great sermon series by

Chuck Swindoll. He has been teaching of

Romans 1, The Wrath of God. A thought we don't like

to think about or focus on. In fact, we often brush this

thought, this passage, this Truth under the rug.

Who likes to focus/teach on the wrath of God!

I mean come on, God is LOVE, right?

Yes, HE is unfailing, unconditional, full of Grace, Loving Father!

BUT

We can embrace ALL of God's Truth

or we can suppress it!

It's easy to work so hard at not being "religious" or legalistic

that we can often begin to ignore, overshadow or suppress

the truth that is spoken in Romans 1.

It's not easy to read. It's not easy to preach,

 teach or sometimes even live it.

But it's TRUTH, right out of the Living Word!

Really examining my life, not anyone else's..(which is also very easy to do.)
Pastor Swindoll encourages us to look at Romans 1 as "our story" not finger
pointing at how wrong others are......ouch!

They pretended to know it all,

but were illiterate regarding life.

They traded the glory of God

who holds the whole world in his

hands for cheap figurines

you can buy at any roadside stand.

Romans 1:18

There is no worse slavery than the slavery to sin!

This is how Romans 1 is wrapped up....

Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile

to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over

to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

Romans 1:28

Basically, they were found worthless....found worthless!

The most painful words to hear.

This is what the life is like when the TRUTH is suppressed!

unrighteousness,

greed,

envy

grief

malice

We are all full of it....WITHOUT CHRIST~

What can wash away my sin,

nothing but the blood of Jesus!