The Universal Condition of Mankind. In Romans 1:18-32 Paul establishes four universal truths about mankind:
1. God has made himself known to all humanity
2. Humanity has suppressed this knowledge
3. Humanity has acted in ungodliness and idolatry
4. God will pour out his wrath on all ungodliness
We finished this sermon by identifying hope in this perilous situation. God is right now acting patiently. He is holding back his wrath so that the ungodly can be saved. We saw that Jesus came to absorb God’s wrath for our ungodliness. If we look to Christ, we can be spared from the day of God’s wrath.