Maga Leader’s UNHINGED Comments SHOCKED EVEN ME

What follows is a brief - very brief - exposition on a portion of Paul's letter to the Romans.

Paul says, in Romans 1:26-27
"...For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 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."
And 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."

But wait, that's not all. In the five brief verses between verse 27 and verse 32, Paul declares that God is an equal opportunity judge by including envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness, slander, hating God, insolence, haughtiness, boasting, inventing evil, disobeying parents, foolishness, being faithless, heartless and ruthless. Paul takes ALL of these unrighteous and sinful practices, bundles them all up, and declares that, according to God's righteous decree, "those who practice them deserve to die."

You would think that a simple reading of that passage of scripture would answer the question. End of argument. You might think that, but you would be wrong.

Paul wrote a letter to the believers in Rome. He begins by introducing himself...
"Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus...(lengthy preamble)...
And then warmly greets them...
"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."

That passage of Scripture is Romans 1:1–7. But Paul didn't write Romans 1:1-7, he wrote a letter: "From Paul, to God's beloved in Rome...". No chapters, no verses. For nearly 13 centuries there were no chapters or verses. The Wycliffe English Bible of 1382 was the first Bible to use this chapter and verse pattern.

Now, with that in mind, what we commonly refer to as Romans 1:32 is, in Paul's letter, the end of one thought that leads directly into his conclusion: in what we call Romans 2:1, Paul says...

"Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things."
.....
"Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed."

And I'll stop here. Anymore and I would have to go back to the top of this post and take away the words, "brief - very brief".

Briefly, Rachel is right. The four talking heads seem to be passing judgment on another and condemning themselves.
IMHO.

Pax