Romans 1:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”
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Read Full Chapter →Likewise men abandoned the natural order, and their error carried its own consequence.
What Does Romans 1:27 Mean?
Paul continues the description from the previous verse, now speaking of the men in parallel terms. Leaving what is natural, they were consumed with desire toward one another, and in this they received in themselves the fitting consequence of their straying.
This continues Paul's larger argument that when God is set aside, human life comes apart from its design. He notes that the error carries its own recompense, a consequence woven into the choice itself. It is vital to read this within the whole sweep of the chapter, which indicts all people for turning from God. Paul is building toward a single point: every reader stands in need of mercy, and that mercy is exactly what the gospel he proclaims will supply.
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What does Romans 1:27 mean?
Likewise men abandoned the natural order, and their error carried its own consequence.