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this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the
gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

After exhorting the saints to have nothing to do with immorality and impurity, the apostle Paul
declared:

Ephesians 5:6-12
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes
upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly
darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (for the fruit of the light
consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth), trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord.
And do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them; for it is
disgraceful even to speak of the things which are done by them in secret.

I am compelled to offer an apology for writing about such shameful things. I do not enjoy doing
so. Yet, there is such great darkness entering into the church, and so many Christians are being
swept away in the flood of deception and seducing words, that there is a need to confront this tide
of wickedness and call it what it is.

I can sense the passion in Paul’s words when he writes, “Let no one deceive you!” Yet, the
church, along with the world, is being deceived. A growing number of denominations, churches,
ministers, and individual Christians are finding that it is increasingly difficult to live peacefully
in a darkening world while holding forth the light of truth. Wanting to avoid persecution, and
desiring to be accepted by the world, Christians are exchanging light for darkness.

Paul wrote that seducers would grow worse and worse. Sin never remains in a condition of stasis.
When the church does not apply an equal, or greater force, in its effort to stem the tide of sin, sin
will increase and eventually overwhelm the people of God. Many churches today have removed
all focus on sin. They have become “seeker friendly” congregations that do not wish to offend
anyone. There is no effort at all being exerted to “push back” against the sin that is assailing
society and entering into the church. By ceasing to guard against the encroachment of sin, the
church is allowing even gross abominations to enter into their midst.

As vile and detestable as homosexual behavior is, sin will seek to manifest in ever increasing
ways. Yesterday a sister posted a comment on the Parables Blog and provided a link to the
following article.

Pedophiles want same rights as homosexuals
by Jack Minor

Using the same tactics used by “gay” rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar
status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or
homosexuals.

Critics of the homosexual lifestyle have long claimed that once it became acceptable to identify