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The “I love Lucy” show aired from 1951 to 1957. Lucy and Ricky Ricardo slept in separate beds on the show to comply with 1950's television censorship codes, which considered it indecent to show a married couple sharing a bed. While they occasionally appeared in twin beds pushed together, network standards forced them apart to adhere to conservative moral standards. Television producers and networks in the 50's followed strict guidelines, which deemed it poor taste to show a man and woman in the same bed. Flash forward 75 years to 2026 and tune into a soap opera around lunch time and within minutes you will see men and woman in sexual explicit scenes. According to a recent Gallup poll, 54% of Americans say the state of moral values in the country is poor, a record low. The study is based on more than 12 million surveys administered to people around the world between 1949 and 2021, argues that people have felt this way for at least 70 years.
Genesis 1:27 ESV So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
Man was created in God's image and part of that image is to reflect the moral image of God. The way we know difference between right and wrong is our knowledge of God’s law. Without the 10 Commandments, the world would descend into chaos, characterized by rampant murder, theft, and a lack of respect for authority. Scripture tells us that in the end times people will turn away from God, which will result in perilous times.
2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
When society abandons biblical principles, it loses its moral compass. Many people don't even remember the 10 commandments. Walk up to a stranger on the street and ask them to name the 10 commandments and what they come up with is vastly different. The will get some correct, like don't kill, don't steal and don't commit adultery, however after that they’ll have rules about being true to yourself and don’t judge anyone. The Bible also says that God wrote His law on our hearts, so even if you can't quote the 10 commandments you really have no excuse.
Romans 2:15 ESV They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them.
A generation or two ago, homosexuality, divorce, and adultery were not accepted, even considered sinful. Nowadays, both homosexuality and divorce are considered normal. Without God's law we are left to follow the whims of society which tend to change frequently, which is what happened to the Israelites a couple generations after conquering the promised land.
Judges 17:6 ESV In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
The people abandoned God, and within two generations they were doing what was evil in the sight of God.
