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UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Paul
(A bond-servant of Christ),
Plaintiff,
v.
The Heathen Man (Men who suppress
The
Truth),
Defendants.
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Civil
No: 1:IXOYE (GK)
Judge: God, Lord
Filed:
6000 years ago.
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MEMORANDUM OF THE APOSTLE PAUL IN OPPOSITION
TO
MAN’S EXCUSE OF
IGNORANCE
Rom 1:18-23
18 For the wrath of God
is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness
of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
19 because that
which is known about God is evident within them; for
God made it evident to them.
20 For since the
creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal
power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being
understood through what has been made, so that they are without
excuse.
21 For even though they
knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they
became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was
darkened.
22 Professing to be
wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the
glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of
corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling
creatures.
NAS
The
key to Romans 1:18-23 is that the truth has been written on every
man’s heart from birth. God’s laws and natures have been written
deep into the moral fiber of every man and humanity calls it a
conscience
and what man reacts to his conscience
with is the second nature that God has written on his heart from
birth, his will. The same will that accepts or rejects the conscience
accepts or rejects the creator of that conscience by his own choice.
God gave man the freedom of choice! What an awesome gift! We are not
forced to worship mindlessly or without reason, but by choice.
Ignorance is a choice, not an excuse. Only the Creator is worthy of
praise and worship. How blind have we become to His truth that we
value the created things more than He who created all things.
Psalm 14:1 “The fool has said in
his heart there is no God”.
Choices have consequences, read on…
24 Therefore God gave
them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, that their bodies
might be dishonored among them.
25 For they exchanged
the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature
rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
NAS
This
is the fist of three deliverances and although man continues to
reject God, God clearly continues to attempt to change the will of
man. Man’s lack of repentance leads to God’s further judgment.
26 For this reason God
gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the
natural function for that which is unnatural,
27 and in the same way
also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned
in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent
acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their
error.
28 And just as they did
not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a
depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,
29 being filled with
all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder,
strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
30 slanderers, haters
of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient
to parents,
31 without
understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
32 and, although they
know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are
worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty
approval to those who practice them.
NAS
A
depraved mind, the last of three judgments. I believe this to mean
that the mind no longer functions as God intended. A depraved mind is
a mind without the conscience. God’s fingerprint has been removed
from the heart and the heart now beats out its own rhythm. Seeking
its own, living for itself alone and longing for companionship. A
heart not without morality, but a morality that has no base in the
fear of the Creator. A morality with no absolute’s, no foundation
and open to re-negotiation. God’s Law is absolute and unyielding.
The wages of sin is death. Where is your foundation? Don’t get
caught up in the quicksand of the Heathen Man!
1 Peter 2:6-8
"Behold I lay in
Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone,
And he who believes in
Him shall not be disappointed."
7 This precious value,
then, is for you who believe. But for those who disbelieve,
"The stone which
the builders rejected,
This became the very
corner stone,"
"A stone of
stumbling and a rock of offense";
Put
your faith in the Rock! The chief corner stone! Repent and sin no
more. Rejoice in God’s righteousness and perfect plan. Glorify His
name and purify your heart!
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our
sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
NAS
con·science
n. )(k n sh ns)
The
awareness of a moral or ethical aspect to one's conduct together
with the urge to prefer right over wrong: Let
your conscience be your guide.
A
source of moral or ethical judgment or pronouncement: a
document that serves as the nation's conscience.
Conformity
to one's own sense of right conduct: a
person of unflagging conscience.
de·praved
adj. )(d -pr vd)
Morally
corrupt; perverted.
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