Lewis was correct in saying that “unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”[1] Of course, we should not be surprised. Our society has been anti-God for quite some time.
Thanks to our planet completing another revolution around the sun by the upholding of Christ our Lord, June has come again. While summer officially begins later in the month, here in Oklahoma the heat has already arrived, and already even the cool breeze of spring is giving way to the summer warmth.
Recently, however, June’s status as the beginning of summer has been overshadowed by another designation: Pride Month. This, of course, refers to the month-long celebration by the LGBT community of taking pride in their sexual identities. Through the lens of Romans 1, it is the desperate attempt of those “who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth” (v. 18) to encourage everyone to “give approval” (v. 32) to them. Perhaps if the whole world cheers its approval, it will drown out the unceasing whisper of God’s law “written on their hearts” (Romans 2:15).
Most distressing, however, is the blatant promotion of what our formerly Christianized culture would have unapologetically called a vice, even the greatest vice. Lewis was correct in saying that “unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind.”[1] Of course, we should not be surprised. Our society has been anti-God for quite some time. Indeed, we should be somewhat thankful that the cards are being laid upward on the table for all to see. No scales should remain upon our eyes.
