Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
English “glorified” in Romans 1:21 and “the glory” in Romans 1:23 were translated from Greek verb 1392 doxazo and Greek noun 1391 doxa respectively. Bible quotes that follow are not rocket science. God’s glory is light. God’s light is visible in “celestial bodies” but not visible in flesh “bodies terrestrial” since it was done away with Moses: “But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away” A dummy like me can read Matthew 16:28-17:1-3 and Mark 9:1-4 and understand that Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the kingdom of heaven where they observed Elijah, Moses and Jesus in “celestial bodies” and Jesus “was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light”. Credibility of God’s “election” will be greatly enhanced by exuding God’s light during the “thousand years” “Lord’s day”. Following bible quotes document God’s light. “And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid” “A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel” “And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus” “There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory” “And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory” “And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof” “And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light” “And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him” “And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them” “And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them” “And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus”.
Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
Romans 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
The crux of the last ten verses of the first chapter of Romans is summed up in Romans 1:25. I study every bible verse containing each Hebrew and Greek word whereby God the Creator defines each word for me. I have no confidence in any flesh creature teaching any of the world’s 4,351 religions since there is only one Creator. “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female”. I have studied every verse containing every Greek word in the last six verses of the first chapter of Romans and God defined each word for me. I have nothing to add except to reconcile the last verse to the will of God.
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