The Wrath of God Against a Culture (Romans 1:18-32)

It seems as though society has reached a tipping point into evil. Any thought to argue against the LGBTQ agenda cannot be tolerated. Last week Former President Barack Obama stated with shock that he could not believe people were still arguing about it because that ship has sailed. The political sphere is as divisive as it has ever been. Young people are seen as completely out of place if they maintain their purity. The drug problem continues like a flash flood across our county. Violence, deceit, immorality, death, destruction, and hardship are all around us. The cultural and political leadership continues to drive the culture further away from God. And churches across the country echo Oprah more than God. 

In the middle of this onslaught, we often feel like Habakkuk. Habakkuk 1:13 – O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted.

In today’s passage, Paul presents for us the path of cultural destruction. And he demonstrates that this cultural destruction is the act of wrath by God upon a culture. However, this text is not given for hopelessness or despair. Rather, hope reigns, and the kingdom will advance.