Lutheran Lens Commentary: Romans 1:18-23

## Lutheran Lens Reading of Romans 1:18-23

### Tradition-Specific Interpretation

We read Romans 1:18-23 as a stark revelation of the Law, where God's wrath is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness. This passage shows the total depravity of humanity and our inability to know God rightly without His gracious revelation. It underscores the theology of the cross, as it exposes the futility of human wisdom and the old Adam's inclination to suppress the truth. We see the need for the Gospel's proclamation, as only through Christ can we be rescued from the wrath revealed here.

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