“Being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; [they are] whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.” (Romans 1:29-32 NKJV)

The Character Of God-abandoned Men
• unrighteousness — sin and injustice
• fornication [sexual immorality] — including adultery
• covetousness — 2 Pet 2:15, John 12:6, Luke 16:14 — love of money
• maliciousness — Judges 1:7 — leading to injury and revenge
• envy — Matt 27:18 — regret at another’s prosperity
• murder — sanctity of life disregarded
• debate — Isa 58:4 — strife, quarrels
• deceit — Tit 1:12 — falsehood
• malignity [evil-mindedness] — hatred concealed by a smile
• whisperers — private circulators of evil reports
• backbiters — slanderers of the absent
• despiteful [violent] — insult to injury
• boasters — vain-glorious — Proud of excellence really possessed, and boasters of what is unreal.
• inventors — plotters
• without, etc., [undiscerning] — of spiritual and moral things
• covenant, etc., [untrustworthy] — regardless of promises
• implacable, Gk., [unforgiving] — unsocial. unmerci- ful, unforgiving
• who…God — righteous requirement of God
• not…same — Ps 10:3, 31:23, 2 Tim 3:14, Rom 8:7, Deut 7:10, Prov 8:36; Jer 4:22 — themselves, in defiance of God
• but…them — approve them, lend their countenance to the evil done by others.

Men, haters of God — Rev C. Simeon
I shall
I. Establish the fact that unregenerate men are haters of God. The fact is
1. Absolutely universal;
2. Realized to inconceivable degree.
II. Account for it
1. The contrariety that exists between Him and us;
2. The consciousness we feel that He will summon us to His tribunal.
III. Make some reflections upon it:
1. How deep should be our humiliation before God;
2. What obligations we owe to God for His Gospel;
3. What a blessing the Gospel proves to all who receive it.

The Slander Book — A gentleman writes that he once saw the title Slander Book printed on the binding of a small ledger. On examining it he found that the various members of the household were charged so much apiece for each slander. The accounts were very neatly and correctly kept, credits entered, &c., as in a merchant’s office. He was informed that this plan of fining for slander originated with a good young girl, with a view to prevent evil speaking and its consequences. Youthful as she was, she observed its wretched effects on families and neighborhoods — what great fires were kindled by it, what sweet fountains were embittered by it; so she hit upon this expedient to knock it on the head. Perhaps others might take the hint

Without natural affection — Mr. Ellis, in his Missionary Tour, relates the following shocking instance of infanticide. A man and his wife, tenants of Mr. Young, who has for many years held under the king the small district of Kukuwaw, situated on the centre of Waiakea Bay, resided not far from Maaro’s house. They had one child, a fine little boy. A quarrel arose between them on one occasion respecting this child. The wife refusing to accede to the wishes of the husband, he, in revenge, caught up the child by the head and the feet, broke its back across his knee, and then threw it down in expiring agonies before her. Struck with the atrocity of the act, Mr. Young seized the man, led him before the king Tamehameha, who was then at Waiakea, and requested that he might be punished. The king inquired, “To whom did the child he has murdered belong?” Mr. Young answered, that it was his own son. “Then,” said the king, “neither you nor I have any right to interfere; I cannot say anything to him.”

Nero having fired Rome charged Christians with the crime. Caligula wished the Romans had but one neck that he might destroy them at one blow.

“Base envy withers at an ether’s joy, and hates the excellence it cannot reach.” — Thomson.

“There is no flesh in man’s obdurate heart; it does not feel for man.” – Cowper.

“When once infidelity can persuade men that they shall die like beasts, they will soon be brought to live like beasts also.” – South.