Romans 1:21-28 - Jesus' Authority

21 Because though they knew God, they did not glorify him as God, nor were they thankful to him; but became perverse in their reasonings, and their senseless minds were darkened; 22 professing to be wise, they became fools, 23 and for the glory of the incorruptible God they substituted images of corruptible man, and of birds and fourfooted beasts and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to debase their bodies with one another; 25 because they changed the true God for false gods, and adored and worshipped created things rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

26 For this cause God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women indulged in unnatural lust, 27 and in like manner the men also, neglecting the natural use of the female, burned with lust for one another, men with men practising that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves the due recompense of their error.

28 And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them up to a reprobate mind, to do things which are shameful;