Romans 1: The Gospel and God's Wrath Revealed

Paul greets the Roman church and declares he is not ashamed of the gospel, the power of God for salvation, in which God's righteousness is revealed. He then shows that God's wrath is revealed against humanity, which suppressed the truth and turned to idolatry and every kind of sin.

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According to Romans 1:21-23, even though people knew God, what did they fail to do, what happened to their thinking, and what did they do instead of worshiping Him rightly?

They did not glorify or thank Him, their thinking became futile and hearts dark, and claiming wisdom they traded God's glory for idolsThey rejected every form of religion and became committed atheists who worshiped nothing at allThey kept worshiping Him rightly and thanked Him daily, but simply added other gods alongside HimThey forgot God entirely, having never known Him, and so drifted into worship of nature by accident