In Bible class, we’ve been studying history as revealed through Genesis. Last Sunday, we considered the angel’s visit to Sodom and Gommorah. They came to rescue Lot, the nephew of Abraham, before destroying the cities. Why were these cities marked for destruction? “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gommorah is great and their sin is very grave” (Genesis 19:20). How grave was their sin? Let me quote from verses 4-5: “. . . [T]he men of the city, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” Know them? Yes, like Adam “knew” or was “one with” his wife. Except, in the case of all these men, there could never be a natural and “good fit.”
Lot, the husband and father of the one apparent believing family in Sodom, was so desperate to prevent the sin of sodomy upon his guests — God’s own angels — that he offered his daughters to the begging men. For those who think this one through, I don’t need to say anymore.
It is a fact that archeologists and geologists have discovered the charred remains of Sodom and the surrounding cities. I’ll leave it to you to believe — or doubt — that God really did destroy the cities. I choose to take the author of Scripture at His word. “Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven” (Genesis 19:24). When Lot gathered up his wife and daughters, his sons-in-laws thought he was jesting. They didn’t take his warning seriously. Martin Luther observed, “The nearer the world is to destruction, the smugger it is.”
Have we grown smug? I think so. Unbelievers completely disregard the reality of Sodom and its particular evil. Christians who have been deceived by the world and their own weak flesh observe that what happened at Sodom was the lack of hospitality. But, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, I trust that Sodom was destroyed because the True God cannot remain patient with the distortion of His creation — or the idol worship of ourselves — forever.
With Sodom in mind, I am going to do something I would prefer not doing. Lest anyone think we have not fallen to the state of that historic city of Sodom, you might want to view for yourself the photos of the recent gay pride parade and festival in Philadelphia. If you can bear it, take note of the involvement of children.
Truly, I am saddened, no, sickened to have to draw anyone’s attention to these photos. But, our eyes must be open. We must warn against anything that separates people from God. We cannot simply turn our backs on each other.
Those who boast in their “gay pride” are real people. Many of them are hurting people with stories that would break our hearts. Some of them have been abused. Some are confused. And, yes, some have willingly chosen to mock their Creator. As caring people who are called to follow Christ, we must see what is happening. Such perversion of creation does not glorify God. It cannot build a generation of hope. We are needed to speak truth. To stand against evil. To love the repentant neighbor caught in sin. To gently lead out of sin to a new life in Christ.
So, view the following. Then decide where you will take your stand. Will it be on His Word… or the word of the deceiver?
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Thank you for your bravery Linda. We cannot gloss over what is going on in our country. We should all be crying for mercy for what is happening right under our noses.