and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

The truth

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

For they themselves report about us what kind of a

reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve

a living and true God,

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

Into a lie

feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

Every man is stupid, devoid of knowledge;
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols;
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.

“This is your lot, the portion measured to you
From Me,” declares the Lord,
“Because you have forgotten Me
And trusted in falsehood.

O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
And my refuge in the day of distress,
To You the nations will come
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood,
Futility and

things of no profit.”

Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Judah and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they rejected the law of the Lord
And have not kept His statutes;
Their

lies also have led them astray,

Those after which their fathers walked.

And He *said to them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it to him.

“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it,
Or an image, a teacher of falsehood?
For its maker trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.

The creature

and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and

wealth.

“He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Who is

whose are the fathers, and from whom is the Christ according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed forever. Amen.

And blessed be His glorious name forever;
And may the whole earth be filled with His glory.

Amen, and Amen.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.
I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.