God's Wrath on Unrighteousness
Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. Rom 1:19
For ignoring God’s revelation
These verses declare that knowledge concerning God is available to all. This knowledge is called natural revelation because it is seen in the created world, is accessible to the entire human race, and is not soteriological, dealing with salvation effected by Christ.
Paul called this knowledge plain (phaneron), which means visible or clear. This is true because God has made it plain (ephanerōsen, the verb related to the noun phaneron). Some scholars translate the phrase to them as “in them,” insisting that Rom. 1:19 is speaking of the knowledge of God within the being of man through conscience and religious consciousness. Preferable is the position that Rom. 1:19 states the fact of natural revelation and Rom. 1:20 explains the process. One support for this view is the word “for” which begins Rom. 1:20 and indicates a tie between the verses. Manifest means to make visible, real, or to make known. God has not hidden Himself. He has made Himself real to mankind throughout all ages in his creation. He has especially shown Himself to mankind in His Son (Jesus Christ).
God has sovereignty planted evidence of His existence in the very nature of man by reason and moral law.
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