" Claiming themselves to be wise..."~Romans 1:18-32 +++ 18

from heaven against all sinful, evil men who push away the truth. 19. For the truth about God IS known to them by instinct; God has put this knowledge in their hearts. 20. Since earliest times men have seen the earth and sky and all God has made, and have known of His existence and GREAT ETERNAL POWER. So they have no excuse for saying they don't know whether or not THERE IS A GOD! 21. Yes, they knew about Him all right, but they wouldn't admit it or worship Him or even thank Him for all His daily care. And after a while they began to think up silly ideas of what God was like and what He wanted them to do. The result was that their foolish minds became dark and confused. Claiming themselves to be wise WITHOUT God, they became utter fools instead. ... see Romans 1:18-32 and on to Romans 2 : 1-16