“Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.”– Prov. 14:34
In his book “Quest For Character” Chuck Swindoll wrote: Sociologist and historian Carle Zimmerman, in his 1947 book Family and Civilization, recorded his keen observations as he compared the disintegration of various cultures with the parallel decline of family life in those cultures. Eight specific patterns of domestic behavior typified the downward spiral of each culture Zimmerman studied.
*Marriage loses its sacredness…is frequently broken by divorce.
*Traditional meaning of the marriage ceremony is lost.
*Feminist movements abound.
*Increased public disrespect for parents and authority in general.
*Acceleration of juvenile delinquency, promiscuity, and rebellion.
*Refusal of people with traditional marriages to accept family responsibilities.
*Growing desire for and acceptance of adultery.
*Increasing interest in and spread of sexual perversions and sex-related crimes.
Obviously we never learn! This serves to remind us that human nature never changes and man’s needs never vary. We keep repeating the same mistakes over and over. It seems that our only hope is a crisis that is severe enough to turn us back to the old paths where we enjoy a time of prosperity until we are spoiled and then– well you know the rest. In all this we see our constant need of God. The problem is that we lose sight of it over and over again, as they did in the days of the Judges. What fools we are.- HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
