October 15, 2019

Romans 1: 16- 25

1:16For I am not ashamed of the Gospel. For it is the power of God unto salvation for all believers, the Jew first, and the Greek.
1:17For the justice of God is revealed within it, by faith unto faith, just as it was written: “For the just one lives by faith.”
1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven over every impiety and injustice among those men who fend off the truth of God with injustice.
1:19For what is known about God is manifest in them. For God has manifested it to them.
1:20For unseen things about him have been made conspicuous, since the creation of the world, being understood by the things that were made; likewise his everlasting virtue and divinity, so much so that they have no excuse.
1:21For although they had known God, they did not glorify God, nor give thanks. Instead, they became weakened in their thoughts, and their foolish heart was obscured.
1:22For, while proclaiming themselves to be wise, they became foolish.
1:23And they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of four-legged beasts, and of serpents.
1:24For this reason, God handed them over to the desires of their own heart for impurity, so that they afflicted their own bodies with indignities among themselves.
1:25And they exchanged the truth of God for a lie. And they worshipped and served the creature, rather than the Creator, who is blessed for all eternity. Amen.

The Holy Gospel According to Luke   11: 37-41

11:37And as he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to eat with him. And going inside, he sat down to eat.
11:38But the Pharisee began to say, thinking within himself: “Why might it be that he has not washed before eating?”
11:39And the Lord said to him: “You Pharisees today clean what is outside the cup and the plate, but what is inside of you is full of plunder and iniquity.
11:40Fools! Did not he who made what is outside, indeed also make what is inside?
11:41Yet truly, give what is above as alms, and behold, all things are clean for you.