“I Don’t See Any Harm in it!”

These could possibly be the seven most dangerous words that have entered the heart of the child of God. Once these words have been illuminated on the screen of the mind, the slippery slide down the slopes of licentiousness is almost inevitable. This one little phrase could possibly be one of the most proven weapons in Satan’s arsenal, and he uses it with great proficiency.

There can be no argument that we are living in an era of amorality. Many actions that are openly exposed by scripture as sinful are now being second guessed by too many who name the name of Christ. Sadly, many more of these “Christians” have wrapped themselves in the same cloak of indifference as those in the world, no longer finding any harm in most activities that the Bible clearly exposes as sin.

Today, those of us who are considered to be senior citizens can readily remember a time when many of those things, which are now embraced by our society and even our churches were considered not only to be in error, but also to be criminal acts.

We find that modesty no longer finds a home in the minds of Christian men and women. Sin no longer brings shame or even a blushing cheek to most church goers of today. We have secluded our churches by wrapping them in our own fickle belief systems, while keeping our eyes closed to biblical errors that are going on around us. Much like the ostrich with its head in the sand, if we do not see any problems then none actually exist.

Time will not allow us to mention the multitudes of sins, which were once considered as abominations that are now fully acceptable including adultery, fornication, homosexuality and even the taking of the life of a child awaiting its birth.


The problems we face today are manifold. Man’s depravity is not only becoming more manifest, but is being more widely accepted and is now even being encouraged by the masses.

We must ask the question. Where is the church today? Where is the old standard that once condemned sin as recorded in the Bible, along with those who blatantly committed it? Why does the church no longer, “Cry aloud and spare not?” .

We stand much too quiet in many cases; completely silent in others. It is evident that most do not wish to be known as a separated people. Regrettably, too many churches today have taken an apathetic position on biblical standards; too many churches today can find no harm in those things that were once called sin; too many churches today can no longer claim their separation from the world, especially since they have become such a fitting example of it.

Sam Everett