What is the downward track described in Romans 1?
The downward track in Romans 1 describes humanity knowing God yet refusing to glorify or thank Him, becoming vain in their imaginations, their foolish hearts darkened by God's judicial act. Professing themselves wise, they became fools. This progression applies to the human race, empires, nations, and individuals.
Les teaches that Romans 1 presents a downward track beginning with mankind knowing God but not glorifying Him as God or giving thanks. Instead they became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish hearts were darkened by a judicial act of God. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. Les explains this progression applies not only to the human race in general but also to empire after empire, then to nations, and finally to individuals. He also stresses that the truth of God's Word is that God hates sin, and what people excuse as an alternate lifestyle the Bible calls sin.
And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
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What is the downward progression revealed in Romans 1?
In Romans 1 Paul gives the downward track of the human race in general, empire after empire, nation after nation, and finally of the individual.