(excerpted from “Leaving Our Old Walk Behind“)

Ephesians 4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

As man rejects God and turns to fulfill his own lusts, his conscience becomes increasingly insensitive. All sensation of right and wrong begins to disappear.

We see this happening in our society today. All throughout our culture we are witnessing a progressive hardening toward God and an active rebellion against him as men and women violate their own consciences, redefining morality and rejecting all that is right, until they become “past feeling”. No guilt, no shame and no more ability to distinguish right from wrong.

We see that some sins, which were once rejected even by unsaved men and women are now willingly accepted and made mainstream. Not only that, but some sins which were rarely spoken of are now celebrated in an in-your-face manner. Our society has gone full-circle and now condemns, not those who practice gross immorality, but those who dare to speak against it. They, in their arrogance, claim to have the truth and look upon all that is Godly as foolish. Ironically, the Bible teaches that the exact opposite is true:

Psalms 14:1  The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

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