Romans 1:19

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

Again, I write a new commandment to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away and the true light already shines.

Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

Yahweh says, “What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after worthless vanity, and have become worthless?

I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

For these things’ sake the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.

They rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom Yahweh had commanded them that they should not do like them.

He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

This is the message which we have heard from him and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”

He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, and the earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants will die in the same way, but my salvation will be forever, and my righteousness will not be abolished.

For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.

The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.

No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has declared him.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.

that they should seek the Lord, if perhaps they might reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity, that they may be without excuse.

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.”

God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs to mark seasons, days, and years;

God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He also made the stars.

Yahweh smelled the pleasant aroma. Yahweh said in his heart, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake because the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth. I will never again strike every living thing, as I have done.

and lest you lift up your eyes to the sky, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the army of the sky, you are drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Yahweh your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole sky.

He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens. when I call to them, they stand up together.

For my hand has made all these things, and so all these things came to be,” says Yahweh: “but I will look to this man, even to he who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

“He has made the earth by his power. He has established the world by his wisdom. By his understanding he has stretched out the heavens.

This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Jesus therefore said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, it wasn’t Moses who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

Because knowing God, they didn’t glorify him as God, and didn’t give thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

But according to your hardness and unrepentant heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath, revelation, and of the righteous judgment of God;

For the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God’s wrath through him.

Also, do not present your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

He said with a loud voice, “Fear the Lord, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and the springs of waters!”

“Keep far from a false charge, and don’t kill the innocent and righteous; for I will not justify the wicked.

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know Yahweh.

Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.

Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.

Turn to the law and to the covenant! If they don’t speak according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.

Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these, who brings out their army by number. He calls them all by name. by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power, not one is lacking.

For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for one cuts a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the ax.

Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.

I will overturn, overturn, overturn it. This also will be no more, until he comes whose right it is; and I will give it.” ’

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

Do you think this, O man who judges those who practice such things, and do the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

For while we were yet weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

And again, “The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.”

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Counsel and sound knowledge are mine. I have understanding and power.

The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.