Two Lessons From The Story Of Sodom

And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs to be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. … And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughter’s, and said, Up, get you out of this place: for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law all.    Genesis 19:9, 14

The men of Sodom knew they were doing wrong, “now will we deal worse with thee.” Yet to them Lot’s temerity in saying their behavior was wrong was worse than their own sin. How dare he be a judge? Sadly, western civilization has come to that point. To call a sin a sin is worse than committing the sin. To say a wrong is wrong is what is really wrong. How dare you, Lot, or whatever your name is, express some opinion that recognizes and identifies evil as evil? If you speak your mind you will be punished, not the perpetrator of the sin. So keep your mouth closed.

There was a time when being like the men of Sodom would’ve been shunned by a community considering itself moral. Now it is accepted, probably by more people than we can imagine.

Then having been warned by the angels of Sodom’s imminent doom, Lot attempts to save his married daughters and sons in law by warning them to get out of the path of destruction (the fire and brimstone about to pour down). The fact of God’s coming judgment seems to them a joke. Perhaps they were thinking: These are modern times, that’s old time religion. This is a big city, it could never be destroyed in a single day. That happens in other places, not here. If there is any destruction, it will probably happen to someone else. How can you believe a good God would do that?

It doesn’t say in the Bible, but I would guess that Lot’s sons in law, before they died, regretted their refusal to believe. How long will it be before western civilization regrets its refusal to continue to believe God’s, the God of the Bible, moral code.