Sin, as theologian D.A. Carson puts it, involves “the de-godding of God.” What a wild statement! We, of course, can never make God not God in reality. But the very nature of sin is de-godding God in our minds and lives. We replace God with other gods that occupy our attention, allegiance, and energy. The Bible calls these God-replacements idols. We de-god God with idols in our lives. And this is the what D.A. Carson is referring to. We take God off of his throne and replace Him with something else. Most of the time, that something else is us. We climb onto God’s throne to run our own lives and make ourselves the greatest authority.
This Sunday I will continue to preach through Romans. We begin a section that answers the question, “why do we need to be right with God?” that we asked last week. The short answer is because we sin against God. The long answer involves looking into Paul’s words in the first three chapters in Romans. We enter into a mini-series within Romans about sin. Part 1 addresses the root nature of sin. Part 2 addresses how the root nature manifests itself in our lives. Part 3 is a deeper dive into how Christians should think of homosexuality based on Romans 1:26-27 (something deeply relevant in our society today).
“Claiming to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things.” - Romans 1:22-23
- Pastor Curt
Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:
1) We are meeting outside at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and Bibles!
2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. If you don’t feel comfortable joining us in person, are feeling sick, or have been exposed to someone who is sick stay connected through this live-stream - CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.
Theological Word of The Week:
Inherited Corruption
The sinful nature, or the tendency to sin, which all people inherit because of Adam’s sin (often referred to as “original pollution”). This idea entails that (1) in our natures we totally lack spiritual good before God; and (2) in our actions we are totally unable to do spiritual good before God.
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology
Upcoming Events
Children's Ministry
Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.
Sermon Topic - June 19
Romans: The Gospel Changes Perspectives
Romans 1:18-23
“De-Godding God?”
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