Though Jesus is not spoken of directly in Romans 1:18-25, the text points out the problems to which Jesus is the ultimate answer.
• Jesus is the one who bore the wrath of God in the place of sinful man so that we would never have to.
• Jesus, the Son of God, became ungodly so that ungodly rebels might be called children of God.
• Jesus, the Righteous One, because unrighteous so that unrighteous idolaters might become the righteousness of God.
• Jesus, the Wisdom of God, was called a fool so that foolish hearts might be transformed to know God intimately.
• Jesus, the Light of the World, was given over to darkness so that those who walked in darkness might be illuminated with great light.
• Jesus, the Truth incarnate, was suppressed beyond degree so that truth-suppressing sinners might know the Truth and be set free.
• Jesus, the sinless one, was dishonored beyond measure so that dark depraved men might live free from lust and impure pleasure.
O, what glorious exchanges result from Christ’s work on the cross!
• Though we had exchanged the truth of God for a lie, Christ exchanged His life to bring us back to God.
• Though we had worshiped and served creature rather than Creator, Christ became the most pitiable of creatures so that the Creator might bring forth abundant new creation through Him.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
beautiful. this gives cross-centered, gospel-lens thinking/feeling/living.
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