Brit Chadasha Portion for 06/24/2023

The passage from Romans chapter 1 verses 21-32 talks about how people who knew God did not honor Him and instead turned to idolatry. They worshiped images of men, birds, and animals instead of the incorruptible God. As a result, God allowed them to engage in immoral behavior and gave them over to their lustful desires. They abandoned natural relations and engaged in same-sex relationships. They also became filled with all kinds of unrighteousness and wickedness, including envy, murder, deceit, and disobedience. They knew that such actions deserved death, yet they not only continued to do them but also approved of others who did the same. Romans chapter 1 verses 21-32 Because although they knew Elohim, they did not esteem him as Elohim, nor gave thanks, but became vain in their reasonings, and their undiscerning heart was darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and changed the esteem of the incorruptible Elohim into the likeness of an image of corruptible men, and of birds, and of four-footed beasts, and of reptiles. Therefore Elohim gave them up to uncleanness, in the lust of their hearts, to disrespect their bodies among themselves, who changed the truth of Elohim into falsehood, and worshipped and served that what was created, rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Because of this Elohim gave them over to degrading passions, for even their women exchanged natural relations for what is against nature. And likewise the men also, having left natural relations with women, burned in their lust for one another, men with men, committing indecency, and receiving back the reward which was due for their strain. And even as they did not think it worthwhile to possess the knowledge of Elohim, Elohim gave them over to a worthless mind, to do what is improper, having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoring, wickedness, greed, evil, filled with envy, murder, siding, deceit, evil habits, whisperers, slanderers, haters of Elohim, insolent, proud, boasters, divisors of evils, disobedient to parents, without discernment, covenant-breakers, unloving, unforgiving, ruthless, who, though they know the righteousness of Elohim, that those who practice such deserved death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.