Family Worship Guide
Text(s) for Study: Romans 1:18-31
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Preparation for Worship:
As you prepare to walk with your family through another deep and heavy topic, pray for understanding. Pray that God will give you wisdom as you teach your children about homosexuality as idolatry!
Read Romans 1:28-31
Text(s) for Study: Romans 1:18-31
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. 19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. 21 For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.
24 Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, 25 because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; 27 and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error.
28 And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. 29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
Preparation for Worship:
As you prepare to walk with your family through another deep and heavy topic, pray for understanding. Pray that God will give you wisdom as you teach your children about homosexuality as idolatry!
Read Romans 1:28-31
- What suppresses the truth? (Unrighteousness of men)
- Although they knew God, why did their foolish hearts become darkened? (They did not honor, give thanks or WORSHIP Him.)
- Paul says that “God gave them up” three different times in this passage. In each case, the giving up to sin is a result of idolatry. As a family, discuss how idolatry is refusing to make God the center and circumference of all existence. When we have an idol, it is the great exchange of truth for a lie. It is when we exalt the creature over the Creator. This passage explains that all individual sins are a consequence of the failure to WORSHIP God above all else, prizing and praising Him as the giver of every good thing. Although our modern day idols do not resemble metal images, there are plenty of things people still devote their lives to and trust in other than God.
- Paul explains how these people exchanged God’s truth for a lie. They worshipped creature, not Creator. And they exchanged natural (God’s intended) marriage and relationships for unnatural relationships.
The creation account in Genesis 1-2 reveals the divine paradigm for human beings, showing God’s will for man and woman to be joined in marriage. In Exodus 22 we again see how God established the marriage relationship for man and woman.
Worship happens when we place ourselves aside and worship according to His design. Homosexuality is a result of idolatry. Homosexuality is evidence of men and women giving into their lusts and worshipping the creature, not the creator.
Everyday Conversations (LOOK FOR opportunities to revisit the preached Word and the foundational truth(s) taught):’
We see that homosexuality is a sin, just as is abortion, murder, slander, envy, over-indulgence in food, and pride. We know that, due to the sin of Adam, we are all born into a state of sin and misery. We are all incapable of right relationship with God, except through the cross. As a church, we need to call sin – sin. Using the terms “Gay and Lesbian” and “church” together cannot exist because the Church is made up of REPENTANT sinners. Our only source of identity is Christ, not our sin.
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