Idolaters without excuse because they act perverted? No, because they suppress the truth in unrighteousness. They act perverted because they suppress the truth.
So, if we boast in TRUTH and teach other, will we be safe? No. Your life is what will be judged, not your ability to observe what ought to be right. You actually need to be right. No excuses.
You don’t win a game by saying that scoring more points than the other team would be best. You actually need to win. Living life of faith (Romans 1:17) is something you actually have to do. How will this work out?
Will do-gooders who don't believe in (or have even heard of Christ) receive eternal life?
Will people who do believe in the Messiah be subject to wrath for not living without fault?
The tension builds all the way from Romans 1:18, through chapter 2 and keeps building all the way to the end of chapter 3. Can we bear it? If we stick to the text it will be a great learning experience; if we skip to our personal theologies we will miss the impact that was intended for the Romans and preserved for us. Lets brace ourselves and face the Text bravely!
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