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   into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts,   
   and creeping things.   
   24 (1Th 4:4) Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts   
   of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.   
   25 (Isa 44:20; Ro 9:5) They turned the truth of God into a lie   
   and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator,   
   who is blessed forever. Amen.   
   26 (Ro 1:24; Ge 19:5) For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable   
   passions. Their women exchanged the natural function for what is against   
   nature.   
   27 (Lev 18:22; 20:13) Likewise the men, leaving the natural function   
   of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men   
   doing that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves   
   the due penalty of their error.   
   [A warning for homosexuals and lesbians from the lord about   
   their ungodly lifestyle]   
   28 (Jer 6:30; Ro 1:24) And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God,   
   God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper.   
   29 (2Co 12:20) They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,   
   wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife,   
   deceit. They are gossips,   
   30 (2Ti 3:2) slanderers, God-haters, insolent, proud, boastful, inventors   
   of evil things, and disobedient toward parents,   
   31 (2Ti 3:3) without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural   
   affection, calloused, and unmerciful,   
   32 (Ro 6:21; Ps 50:18) who know the righteous requirement of God,   
   that those who commit such things are worthy of death.   
   They not only do them, but also give hearty approval   
   to those who practice them.   
      
   [18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness   
   and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;   
   [19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God   
   hath shewed it unto them.   
   [20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are   
   clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal   
   power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:   
   [21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,   
   neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their   
   foolish heart was darkened.   
   [22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,   
   [23] 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.   
   [24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of   
   their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:   
   [25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the   
   creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.   
   [26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their   
   women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:   
   [27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned   
   in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is   
   unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which   
   was meet.   
   [28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God   
   gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not   
   convenient;   
   [29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,   
   covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,   
   malignity; whisperers,   
   [30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of   
   evil things, disobedient to parents,   
   [31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,   
   implacable, unmerciful:   
   [32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are   
   worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do   
   them.   
      
   Romans 2   
      
   The Righteous Judgment of God   
      
   1 (2Sa 12:5-7; Ro 2:3) Therefore you are without excuse, Oman,   
   whoever you are who judges, for when you judge another,   
   you condemn yourself, for you who judge do the same things.   
   2 But we know that the judgment of God is ­according to truth   
   against those who commit such things.   
   3 (Lk 12:14) Do you think, O man, who judges those who do such things,   
   and who does the same thing, that you will escape the judgment of God?   
   4 (Ex 34:6; Isa 30:18) Do you despise the riches of His goodness, tolerance,   
   and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?   
   5 (Dt 32:34; Jas 5:3) But because of your hardness and impenitent heart,   
   you are storing up treasures of wrath against yourself on the day of wrath   
   when the righteous judgment of God will be revealed,   
   6 (Ps 62:12; Mt 16:27) and He "will render to every man according   
   to his deeds."(Ps 62:12; Pr 24:12.)   
   7 (Lk 8:15; 2Ti 1:10) To those who by patiently doing good seek for glory   
   and honor and immortality will be eternal life.   
   8 But to those who are contentious and do not obey the truth,   
   but obey unrighteousness, indignation, and wrath,   
   9 (1Pe 4:17; Ac 3:26) will be tribulation and anguish, upon every   
   soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile.   
   10 (Isa 32:17; 57:19) But glory, honor, and peace will be to every man   
   who does good work-to the Jew first, and then to the Gentile,   
   11 (Ac 10:34; Dt 10:17; 2Ch 19:7) for there is no partiality with God.   
   12 (1Co 9:21) As many as have sinned without the law will also perish   
   without the law, and as many as have sinned under the law will be judged   
   by the law,   
   13 for the hearers of the law are not justified before God, but the doers   
   of the law will be justified.   
   14 (Ro 2:12) For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature   
   the things contained in the law, these, not having the law, are a law   
   unto themselves,   
   15 who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience   
   also bearing witness, while their conflicting thoughts accuse   
   or even excuse them,   
   16 (Ro 16:25; Ac 10:42; 1Ti 1:11) in the day when, according to my gospel,   
   God will judge the secrets of men through Jesus Christ.   
      
   [1] Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest:   
   for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that   
   judgest doest the same things.   
   [2] But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against   
   them which commit such things.   
   [3] And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things,   
   and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?   
   [4] Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and   
   longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to   
   repentance?   
   [5] But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself   
   wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of   
   God;   
   [6] Who will render to every man according to his deeds:   
   [7] To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and   
   honour and immortality, eternal life:   
   [8] But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey   
   unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,   
   [9] Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the   
   Jew first, and also of the Gentile;   
   [10] But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the   
   Jew first, and also to the Gentile:   
   [11] For there is no respect of persons with God.   
   [12] For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law:   
   and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)