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Romans 1: 22-23
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,
25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;
27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with
men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 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.
29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are
gossips,
30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32 Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to
those who practice them.
1: 30b
...disobedient to
parents...
1: 30a
...haughty,
boastful...
1: 29b
They are full
of envy...
1: 29d
...strife...
1: 29c
...murder...
1: 29e
They are
gossips...
1: 29a
They were filled
with all ...
covetousness...
Retribution - 1: 24-32
Therefore God gave them up
in the lusts of their hearts to impurity...
1: 30b
...disobedient to
parents...
1: 30a
...haughty,
boastful...
1: 29b
They are full
of envy...
1: 29d
...strife...
1: 29c
...murder...
1: 29e
They are
gossips...
1: 29a
They were filled
with all ...
covetousness...
Retribution - 1: 24-32
Therefore God gave them up
in the lusts of their hearts to impurity...
Retribution (1:24, 26-32)
Summary: From verses 26 to 32 we are provided with a list of “sins” that typically result from the
selfish desires of the heart. The common denominator underlying all these deeds is “self.”
Characters: The characters at the “pagan party” are indulging their sensual appetites. Like
Erotica, they are all slaves of desire. Yet their desires manifest in different forms: Olaf the
murderous savage; Envia, Erotica’s jealous friend; Basilius and Conflictus, the contentious
brothers; Arnoldo the boaster; Wimpy the grumbler; Protesto the rebellious child and his dad Eli;
Curiosa and Babelisha the gossips.
1: 30b
...disobedient to
parents...
1: 30a
...haughty,
boastful...
1: 29b
They are full
of envy...
1: 29d
...strife...
1: 29c
...murder...
1: 29e
They are
gossips...
1: 29a
They were filled
with all ...
covetousness...
Retribution - 1: 24-32
Therefore God gave them up
in the lusts of their hearts to impurity...
1: 30b
...disobedient to
parents...
1: 30a
...haughty,
boastful...
1: 29b
They are full
of envy...
1: 29d
...strife...
1: 29c
...murder...
1: 29e
They are
gossips...
1: 29a
They were filled
with all ...
covetousness...
Retribution - 1: 24-32
Therefore God gave them up
in the lusts of their hearts to impurity...
Retribution (1:24, 26-32)
Summary: Because people have rejected God, he has handed them over to their selfish
desires, and so to the consequences of their own sin. These irresistible passions change
their deeds and ultimately their lifestyles. This is what is meant by verse 18’s words: “The
wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men...”
Characters: Erotica the seductress lives to please herself. She is a slave to all kinds of
passions and desires, and never does anything for anyone. She is only attracted to people
who can do something for her or make her look good.
Fill it up...
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Romans 1: 22-23
22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal
man and birds and animals and creeping things.
Religion - 1: 22-23
...claiming to be wise, they became fools,
and exchanged the glory of the immortal
God for images resembling mortal man...
Religion - 1: 22-23
...claiming to be wise, they became fools,
and exchanged the glory of the immortal
God for images resembling mortal man...
Religion (1:22-23, 25)
Summary: Humans direct their inborn instinct to love and worship God
towards themselves, and so exchange the image of God for the image of a
human being. All religious efforts become extensions of human ideas and
opinions, and so religion becomes anthropocentric (literally “man centered”)
as opposed to theocentric (”God centered”).
Characters: Idolphius cuts an image of himself out of the tree, bows down
and worships it.
My handsome god.
I will gladly serve you.
Religion - 1: 22-23
...claiming to be wise, they became fools,
and exchanged the glory of the immortal
God for images resembling mortal man...
Romans 1: 21
21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks
to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were
darkened.
Rejection - 1: 21
...for although they knew God, they did not
honour him as God or give thanks to him...
Rejection - 1: 21
...for although they knew God, they did not
honour him as God or give thanks to him...
Rejection (1:21)
Summary: In spite of God’s clear revelation of himself through
creation, humans have rejected him and refused to thank him
or give glory to him.
Characters: Cognitian turns his back on the tree and rejects
the idea of a creator or any possibility of intelligent design.”
Do you see a god?
I don’t see a god.
Rejection - 1: 21
...for although they knew God, they did not
honour him as God or give thanks to him...
Romans 1: 18-20
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown
it to them.
20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been
clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been
made. So they are without excuse.
Revelation - 1: 18-20
...for what can be known about God is plain
to them... in the things that have been
made...
Revelation - 1: 18-20
...for what can be known about God is plain
to them... in the things that have been
made...
Revelation (1:18-20)
Summary: God has revealed himself to humanity through
creation. One of the reasons why creation testifies about God
is that it contains life. No person has ever managed to create
life, and so creation hints at the existence of God who is life.
Characters: Awstructus wonders who made the tree. He
cannot help but notice the difference between the tree and the
lifeless objects manufactured by human beings.
Someone must
have made this...
Revelation - 1: 18-20
...for what can be known about God is plain
to them... in the things that have been
made...
Romans 1: 16-17
16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation
to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is
written, "The righteous shall live by faith."
Paul’s Message - 1: 16-17
...the righteous shall live by faith...
Of course! It’s
his righteousness!
Paul’s Message (1:16-17)
Summary: Verses 16 and 17 provide us with a one-sentence summary of Romans: The righteous shall live by faith!
Righteousness is not something that a human being can create, and so our only hope of salvation is to become partakers of the
righteousness that exists in God alone. This can only happen when we have faith in God and stop relying on our own works.
Characters: The famous reformer Martin Luther, while he was still a monk. Our character for this passage may seem
somewhat out of place (a monk in the Roman Forum?) The reason that he appears here is that verses 16 and 17, and
especially the words “the righteous shall live by faith,” played a huge role in bringing Martin to an understanding of salvation “by
grace, through faith” alone. His revelation eventually sparked the Protestant Reformation, so Martin is the ideal character to
represent these verses.
Paul’s Message - 1: 16-17
...the righteous shall live by faith...
Paul’s Message - 1: 16-17
...the righteous shall live by faith...
Romans 1: 7-15
7 To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you
10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
12 that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith, both yours and mine.
13 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that I have often intended to come to you (but thus far have
been prevented), in order that I may reap some harvest among you as well as among the rest of the Gentiles.
14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
15 So I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome.
Paul’s Mission - 1: 7-15
To all those in Rome who are loved
by God and called to be saints...
Paul’s Mission - 1: 7-15
To all those in Rome who are loved
by God and called to be saints...
Salve!
Salve!
Salve!
Paul’s Mission (1:7-15)
Summary: The original recipients of Paul’s
letter were the believers in Rome. Paul wrote
to them about 55 AD.
Characters: A Roman family who has placed
their faith in Christ is happy to hear from Paul.
“Salve” is Latin for “hello.”
Paul’s Mission - 1: 7-15
To all those in Rome who are loved
by God and called to be saints...
Romans 1:1-6
1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the the gospel of
God,
2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3 concerning his Son who was descended from David according to the flesh
4 and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by
his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the
obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations,
6 including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
Paul’s Ministry - 1: 1-6
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
set apart for the gospel of God...
Hi, I’m Paul!
Paul’s Ministry (1:1-6)
Summary: Our characters begin with the author,
Paul the “apostle,” In these verses he introduces
himself to his readers. He tells us about himself
and his work for the Lord, which is why we have
called this section “Paul’s Ministry.”
Characters: Paul has just walked through the Arch
of Septimius Severus into the Roman Forum. Here
he introduces himself to his readers.
Paul’s Ministry - 1: 1-6
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
set apart for the gospel of God...
Paul’s Ministry - 1: 1-6
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle,
set apart for the gospel of God...