The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men. (Psalm 12:8)Regarding sin's downward spiral, Paul concludes: Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them (Romans 1:32).
Have you noticed how our heroes have changed? Saturday afternoon TV westerns featured Roy Rogers wearing a white hat and crusading for justice; Marcus Welby was not only a brilliant physician, but a good man; Mayfield was home to Ward and June Cleaver and their boys Wally and Theodore. They were good kids even though the Beaver had a knack for getting into trouble.
Were those shows to be remade today, Roy Rogers would be running from his past, Dr. Welby would be addicted to painkillers, and Leave It to Beaver would be retitled The Adventures of Eddie Haskell.
There actually might be something healthy about realizing our heroes are just regular men, woman and children with all the faults and shortcomings inherent to fallen humanity. Pedestals are too easy to fall from.
At the same time, are we living in a time when what is vile is honored among men? If we are, things may not be that different after all than they've always been. Apparently, 3,000 years ago the psalmist was experiencing the same thing.
How can we encourage noble behavior from our children when their heroes do not?
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