4 Areas Where America and the World Have Grown More Sinful

Here are 4 incontrovertible evidences that the morality of America and the world has slipped in the last 20 years and it’s only going to get worse.

Slime Time TV

This might be the most evident sign of all about the increasing sin nature in America and the world. If you remember some of the TV shows in the mid 90’s, you probably never heard God’s name taken in vain, you never saw images that you had to shield your children’s eyes from or you never had to blush at the sexually explicit images or specifically the predominance of sexually immoral relationships. Today, I call it “Slime Time TV” because that’s what it is. What was inconceivable just twenty years ago is now common place. Like the frog in a pot that’s heating up on the stove, society doesn’t seem to notice that they’re being desensitized to sin, especially sexual immorality. Most of the sitcoms today have unmarried couples having sexual relationships, same-sex couples are seen as typical, and having an affair, even an adulterous affair, is seen as the new norm. The boom of sexually explicit materials over the Internet, TV, on smartphones, and magazines, has grown filthier over the last twenty years. Is there any debate that our society, indeed our whole culture, has swiftly become another Sodom and Gomorrah? Abortion on demand, graphic images in almost every movie, and primetime television is not suitable anymore, even for adults.

The Growth of Profanity

I was in the grocery store not long ago and I couldn’t believe the language that I was hearing from children and I don’t mean teens…children less than ten years of age! Most used “damn” as God’s last name even while young children were present. Jesus’ name is used as a cuss word. Certain words like what I call the “F bombs” are carelessly thrown around and have become as common place as hello or good morning used to be. A euphemism is generally an innocuous word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive or suggest something unpleasant but today, the number of euphemisms is horrendous like “Jeez” (for Jesus of course). Even the over-used “Oh my God” is said by most people without a second thought. They totally ignore the fact that it is taking God’s holy name in vain. I say in vain because they use it without thinking, or thoughtlessly and with no purpose except to make a point. If someone needs to swear to make a point, it’s not a very important one. God says He will not hold those guiltless who take His name in vain (Ex 20:7; Duet 5:11).

The Growth of Rudeness

Whatever happened to “Thank you, excuse me,” and “You’re welcome?” They seemed to have become extinct with the 90’s. Gone are the days of letting someone go ahead of us. Instead, there are countless road rage incidents where people have lost their temper and even killed someone just because someone pulled in front of them or took the parking space in front of them. If someone is slowing us down in traffic, we like to get right on their bumper or we fly the so-called “birdie” at them (which is the middle finger) which is symbolic of “Blank you!” I have never seen tempers so shortened or patience having worn so thin in all my 70 + years and it is getting worse. The things many of us did in school seem to pale in comparison to what is happening in schools today; stabbings, shootings, and death threats to name a few. I can remember getting in trouble chewing gum but it’s not a gum problem anymore, it’s a gun problem. We have 75 mph turnpikes, microwaves, supersonic jets and we get impatient or angry if we have to wait ten seconds for anything. We have become a society which is focused on “me” and not on others. It has been the slow death of politeness, manners, and patience.

The Growth of Crime

We don’t even need to go back twenty years ago to see just how serious of a spike there has been in crime, but not just crime, violent crime. The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that the number of violent crimes rose 22% from 2010 to 2012 and was the result of an upward swing in simple assaults, from 4 million in 2010 to 5 million in 2012. That’s a spike of nearly twenty five percent in a short two year period for violent crime with crime trending upward. According to the Justice Department the rate of U.S. violent crime continued to go up in 2013, continuing its climb for nearly the last two decades due to a jump in assaults. There was a 22 percent increase in assaults in this time period.

Summary

It is easier to look back twenty years ago to see the decline in America’s morals but this is happening around the world too. This decline in morality includes a steep rise in sexual immorality and promiscuous behavior; the large growth of profanity, even among youth; the growth of rudeness and decline of patience overall in society, and again, the spike in crime that continues to increase every year, particularly violent crime like assaults. Jesus spoke about the end of the age in the Olivet Prophecy and in one place in particular He said, “And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold” (Matt 24:12). That time has apparently come. As it was in the days of Noah, violent as it was, so it is in the days in which we live.

Conclusion

I pray you have put your trust in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If that has not happened yet, my friend, you are in real danger of hell fire. And I mean, in immediate danger. You’re one breath, one heartbeat…one accident away from eternity when it will be too late to repent. Today is the best day to believe (2 Cor 6:2) since tomorrow is no guarantee. If Jesus Christ came today, here is your fate (Matt 7:21-23). This is why I plead with you as you read this, repent today…and I mean right now. Put your trust in Jesus Christ. If you do not, you will face God’s judgment after death guaranteed (Heb 9:27) or at Jesus Christ’s appearance (Rev 20:12-15), which could happen at any moment.

Here is some related reading for you: Biblical Signs of the Declining Morality of America and the World

Resource – Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version^® (ESV^®), Crossway Bibles. (2007). ESV: Study Bible: English standard version. Wheaton, Ill: Crossway Bibles. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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