The Morality Question

Paul is the writer, yet God is the author. Romans 1 is God’s description of the condition of humanity. It is one of the most sobering passages in the Bible. It is uncomfortable to hear. Romans 1 is like a doctor’s diagnosis, and God is the doctor. Just as a doctor’s diagnosis can be hard to hear, God’s diagnosis is hard to hear. Yet, He tells us the truth about ourselves because He loves us and wants us to turn to Him for the cure. The Romans 1 diagnosis leaves no doubt that all of humanity’s problems are due to a rejection of God. That’s why the morality question is one of life’s big questions.

How do we determine what is right and wrong? The creator of a thing determines how that thing should operate. So who determines what is right and wrong? God does! When we deny God, deny His truth, and deny His moral code, it all comes tumbling down. All the brokenness we see in the world is the result of life without God.