A Generation Under
The Judgment Of God
Romans 1:24-32
When must it be declared that a generation
is under the judgment of the Almighty? Such an awesome declaration must not be
made hastily. Yet, God's servant must not fail to faithfully warn men of his
judgment and instruct them in times of spiritual famine.
The single greatest cause of Divine
judgment is idolatry (Rom. 1:25-26). When those who are supposed to be
speaking for God "change the truth of God into a lie and worship and serve
the creature more than the Creator," leading men away from God, they lead
them to destruction. Idolatry is not just the worship of images. It is the
worship of any god other than the true and living God. Any religion that makes
man great and God small, makes salvation the work of man rather than the work
of God, and makes any way of access to God other than, or in conjunction with
Christ, is idolatry. In a word, all free will, works religion is idolatry! It
is the worship of the creature, not the Creator! What is the result of
idolatry? Judgment! This judgment is manifest in three particular areas.
1. Spiritual Blindness (II Thess. 2:10-11) - When God gives people over to a
reprobate mind he sends them spiritual blindness so that they cannot believe
the gospel. Free grace, sovereign election, substitutionary redemption,
effectual calling and infallible preservation are stumbling blocks to them. A
generation under the judgment of God is a generation that loves religion, but
hates God.
2. Moral Perversion (Rom. 1:27-28) - Nothing more evidently manifests
the wrath of God upon a people than the reversal of roles between men and
women. Effeminate men and domineering women are destructive, never beneficial
to society. Those two things always lead to homosexuality and lesbianism. These
are not alternative life styles. They are reprobate life styles.
3. Self-serving Chaos and Rebellion (Rom.
1:29-32) - A generation under the judgment of God is one filled with rebels,
people who despise every form of God ordained authority and live only to
fulfill their own lusts,sensual and material. Consequently,deceit,
fornication, murder,and barbaric cruelty become common place. These things are
the result of religion which debases the character of God and exalts the dignity
of man!
Don Fortner