Where Immorality Starts

“So they are without excuse; for although they knew God theydid not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in theirthinking and their senseless minds were darkened” (Romans l:20-21 RSV).

The increasing decadence that is described in the last halfof Romans l has its start by a choice described in verse 21: they did not honoror give thanks to God. All idolatry and immorality start here. Althoughthis was written about people who had only natural revelation (and they werewithout excuse), how much more inexcusable are those who have specialrevelation and have been redeemed.

Thanksgiving is the basic means of praising God. It is, forour benefit, a means of avoiding a critical and complaining spirit. "Ineverything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerningyou” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 KJV).

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