I love the word “therefore,” – I wonder what it’s “there for?”

When Paul reaches Romans 1:24 and uses the word “therefore,” he is not opening the door to a list of possible outcomes. He is closing the door behind a decision that has already been made. We have done something, and the result follows.

The Greek word is διό (dio), and it is a word of certainty. It does not mean maybe this will happen or this could happen if things continue. It means that because this has already happened, what follows cannot be avoided. Paul is not speculating. He is concluding.

By the time Paul says διό, the evidence has already been laid out. God has made Himself known. Creation has spoken clearly. Humanity has recognized that there is a God, and then deliberately refused to honor Him or give thanks. The exchange has already taken place. Truth has been traded for a lie. The glory of the immortal God has been swapped for created things.

So when Paul says “therefore,” he is saying, this is the inevitable result. Not a possibility. Not a threat. Not a warning still open to debate. This is a consequence.

It is like stepping off the edge of a cliff. The moment the foot leaves solid ground, gravity does not pause to see what might happen. The fall is certain. διό marks that moment. The point where rejection of God has crossed into the outcome.

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Remember…

“In the beginning… coffee… and Lo, it was VERY good!”

Paige