Yet More on Sodom and Gomorrah

I know I should be over it by now but I can't get away from Sodom and Gomorrah. I think there are bigger things afoot than just the judgment of the cities of the plain.  Having just recently reread the first part of Genesis including 'The Days of Noah', it is fresh in my mind.

What did God say about mankind in Genesis 6:5?

"The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."

And then in verse 11, God says,

"Now the earth was corrupt in God's sight, and the earth was filled with violence."

Just one more, verse 13, 

"And God said to Noah, 'I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them."

Now about Sodom:

"And they called to Lot, 'Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may know them.' Lot went out to the men at the entrance, shut the door after him, and said, 'I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.' But they said, 'Stand back!' And they said, 'This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.' Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. But the men reached out their hands and brought Lot into the house with them and shut the door. and they struck with blindness the men who were at the entrance of the house, both small and great, so that they wore themselves out groping for the door." Genesis 19:5-11

What do these passages have in common? Violence.  It appears to me the natural progression of unchecked sin results in violence. Another way to put it is, violence is one evidence of  immorality.  It just hit me hard, like a rock in the head (no pun intended).

I saw a video recently of a Christian protester at a homosexual event attacked with fists, and I mean bludgeoned, by a group of people who were attending.  There were several Christians who were standing peacefully.  The sinners approached the one with the sign.  They were the ones spewing vehemence. And finally, it was they that started throwing punches.  

These attackers are probably well liked at work and have many friends.  But the immoral showed their true colors by their violence.  

Some would say that the Christians got what they deserved for showing up there in the first place, really?  America was founded on disagreement.  It is protected in our constitution.  A difference in opinion is no excuse for violence.

Everyone thinks that as long as we embrace everyone and tolerate whatever they do, we will have a world of peace.  I think not.  I further think that if you take the Christian presence out of it, people will be walking the streets with baseball bats at the very least.

I will not even mention some of the things that are happening to children around the world in godless countries.  It is horrific.

Violence is the obvious symptom of a world lost in sin.  All other sins may be hidden but the increase in violence is seen by all. 

"The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence." Psalm 11:5

"The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence," Proverbs 10:11

I'm not going to write out the 10th Psalm but I suggest you read it.   It explains how the wicked boast that there is no God or that God has hidden His face. It tells how they sit in ambush in the villages and from secret places murder the innocent.  Their stealthy eyes watch for the helpless and seize the poor.  That sums up our current society pretty well.  And the violence just gets worse and worse.

No, Sodom didn't just have a homosexuality problem.  Sodom embraced sin in every way; and by the time God had to judge, the Sodomites were violent rapists who would seek to break down Lot's door, even though they had been blinded, to do harm to Lot and his guests.  I think we might already be there.