by Dave Brown
Ye often hear it said ...
but Paul stated (1 Cor. 15:33) ...
“... evil
communications corrupt good morals ...”
In biblical times stories were told by companions — those
who we associated with or socialized with, mostly family and friends. This
process of story telling has changed considerably in our day and age, so that
these communications (especially as they relate to story telling) are
predominately from our mass media. When we subject ourselves to a constant
barrage of this type of communication, it will corrupt our morals. This is
inevitable, and those who deny it are just refusing to face the reality of what
they are becoming.
We hear Christians sometimes say such things as: “That
movie was not so bad — it only had a little nudity in it.” This demonstrates
how far we have come in our toleration of sin. In the past, the phrase “Oh my
God” caused most Christians to flinch, and it still should. But it is heard so
often in our media and society, that many see nothing wrong with it. The fact
that we have become immune to it makes it no less the taking of God’s name in
vain. And so it is with many other terms. With the acceptance of this
language comes the eroding of the sense of morality that should cause us shame
to even hear it. Instead, many laugh at it and revel in it. When this
happens, it is a clear indication that we have surrendered a portion of our
beings to worldliness. We need to take back this part of our spiritual lives.