As I walked down the aisles of the men’s section in a huge Departmental Super Store, almost every casual T-shirt that I saw had some resemblance to a skull. I wonder how people’s tastes have drifted. People have begun to like even crave for anything that resembles evil. I remember the times when as kids we used to take pride in being called good and infuriated if anyone calls us bad. Now, people take pleasure in calling themselves bad. Skulls, and scary images are worn and showcased with pride. Movies without vampires are scarce. Homosexuality is considered a normal and anyone who questions it is looked at with contempt. Where is the world heading?
People take pleasure in ridiculing angels, why even God. There was a time when people never dared to raise a slanderous accusation against divinity. Freedom has given men the liberty to speak anything, scoff at anything.
As I watched the movie ‘Da Vinci Code’ I was taken aback to watch and hear the accusations on Christ. Utter blasphemy. Jesus continues His silence as in the days past when His own people ridiculed Him.
Immediately after watching the movie, I opened my Bible and out in front of me was the Book of Jude. In the very same way, these dreamers pollute their own bodies, reject authority and slander celestial beings. But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" Yet these men speak abusively against whatever they do not understand; and what things they do understand by instinct, like unreasoning animals--these are the very things that destroy them. V: 8-10
To get popularity and make quick money people go the extent of even abusing God. We dare not use God in vain. We need to be very cautious when we make statements about divine beings. Our own words can destroy us.
(Picture: Caricature of Dan Brown - the author of Da Vinci Code)
