Sharing Life and Christ

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Romans 1:18 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves… Romans 1:24 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions.  For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise… Romans 1:26-27a And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.  They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness… Romans 1:28-29a The verses above begin each of the 4 paragraphs found in our English Bibles (ESV) in the second half of Romans 1.  For context, Paul has begun his letter to the Roman church by outlining the gospel of God concerning Jesus Christ and expressing his gratitude to God for the faith of his brothers ...