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What were the sins of these "depraved people"? They did not "glorify God as God or show gratitude" and they "did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God." So God gave them over to their own desires…more sin!

Sin is the natural result of not seeking after God. It is unnatural for any human to follow hard after Jesus. It is easy to deny Him, serve self and follow after sinful and shameful ways. The big sins listed in this chapter are not same sex immoralities, but rather failing to worship and serve the One true God. Sin is the natural result of a lack of worship!!

We tend to rank sins. The worst sins are those "we don't do". Yet Romans 1 makes it clear, the worst sin that sits at the beginning of all of these sins is, failure to worship God and give Him glory and gratitude.

Will we worship God today with our lives? Will His word and His ways be a priority to us? If not, we are no better than those who engage in what we would consider the "worst of sins", because we are sinning in the "worst possible way!"