Romans 1:25 (DRB)

Passage

Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Nearby Context

Romans 1:23 And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds, and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things.

Romans 1:24 Wherefore, God gave them up to the desires of their heart, unto uncleanness: to dishonour their own bodies among themselves.

Romans 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 1:26 For this cause, God delivered them up to shameful affections. For their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature.

Romans 1:27 And, in like manner, the men also, leaving the natural use of the women, have burned in their lusts, one towards another: men with men, working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "changed", "truth", "worshipped", "served", "creature", "rather", "than", and "creator". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "changed" and "truth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Wherefore God gave them up to the..." into verse 26's "For this cause God delivered them up...", so "changed" and "truth" belong inside that flow. In Romans context, the local focus is righteousness by faith, union with Christ, life in the Spirit, and God's covenant faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "changed" and "truth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.