There are many similarities and
parallels between America and
the ancient city of Sodom.
"But the men of Sodom were wicked
and sinners before the Lord,
exceedingly so." Genesis 13:13
What was the sin of Sodom that
was so great and outrageous in
the eyes of God, the sin that so
angered him, so outraged him,
that he annihilated the city with
fire and brimstone?
Homos*xuality. See the account
of the destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah in Genesis 18:20 -
19:27. Sodom is mentioned many
times in both Old and New
Testaments. Its name is synonymous
with great and outrageous
wickedness, the very height of
wickedness.
How is America like the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah? What are
the similarities and parallels?
1. The homos*xuals are
everywhere in American society.
They
permeate the society. The
list of well known people who
have finally become revealed
to be homos*xual is just
endless. And you learn
about more every day. The higher
echelons of our society is
just loaded with them. And,
most likely, the lower
echelons, too. And not only is the
society permeated with them
but they stand out boldly in
high profile. All the time
one is hearing about the g*y
movement, g*y rights, the
g*y political movement, etc..
They are out in the open
shamelessly, aggressively
asserting their rights.
More than that, homos*xuality
seems to be becoming
acceptable and respectable in the
society. It is referred to
as "just another lifestyle".
It even seems to be condoned
and accepted in many
churches. One often hears
of controversies and splits in
churches over the issue with
many religious people,
including ministers,
advocating that homos*xuals should
be
accepted and should even be
allowed to preach.
2. Outrageous s*xual immorality
everywhere. Our society
prides itself on it's broad-
mindedness and tolerance. We
are so broad-minded and
tolerant that we condone and
accept everything from
adultery and promiscuity to
homos*xuality to
pornography.
3. Sodom and Gomorrah were
wealthy cities. They lay in an
abundant and wealthy plain.
America is a wealthy country.
Wealth and luxury corrupts.
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah
illustrates a very important
fact: The Holy Bible is not a
broad-minded, tolerant book. It
is, in a sense, a very narrow-
minded, intolerant book. God is
a God of righteousness who is
patient but not infinitely
patient. This is illustrated by
the story of Sodom and
Gomorrah, the story of Noah and
the flood, and many other
stories. Christ showed anger and
righteous indignation on
certain occasions. God's
patience is limited. He has love
and
mercy for the penitent sinner and
the person who loves and
serves him but he can be very
severe with the unrepentant and
those who do not love, honor and
serve him.
