1. Misuse of sex (26-27)

'God created them male and female...' (Ge 1:27) He created sex to bind a man and woman into one, to make a family to glorify God. Physical union represents the joining together of mind and heart. God blessed man and woman to live joyfully and fruitfully as stewards of his world. When people rebel against God's laws and seek meaning and temporary pleasure in the misuse of sex, they cannot escape the consequences of broken creation order. They must live as slaves of their sinful natures.

2. A depraved mind (28-32)

When people do not retain the knowledge of God in their hearts they lose life's meaning. When people are not slaves of God, but slaves of sinful desires, their minds become depraved. Human relations become loveless, filled with hatred and distrust. The role models of society teach that right is wrong and wrong is right--to justify themselves. Moral anarchy and chaos is the result.

Application: Lord, come and dwell in my heart and rule my thoughts and actions.
One Word: Retain the knowledge of God