Christians believe that Romans 1:18 damns to hell those who do not believe God but who are still accountable because they witness His power in creation. What the Christians don’t realize is that
Paul is using this verse—and the verses that follow, where he punctures the colorful, self-righteous balloons of religious people—to make the entire race grasp it’s true helplessness. This being accomplished, Paul can then announce the gospel of Christ’s sufficiency in Romans 3:21.
