Your Name is on the List

Oh the outrage. Oh the shock. A rich powerful person had sex with underage girls and trafficked them to other rich powerful people. Oh my! Meanwhile, your teenage son is watching them have sex on his phone in the bathroom. But no, Epstein is the monster.

Are we that stupid or that self righteous to not see the pervert in our mirror?! We listen to music that glorifies rape and abuse. We cheered on rock stars who had hundreds of young women given to them in the 70s and 80s – absolutely in no way different than Epstein. Rich and powerful people acting out their fantasies really shocks your system and rocks the foundations of our society?! Or worse – is it some sort of conspiracy?! Have you read the accounts of David, Henry VIII, John F. Kennedy? What in the world is so monstrous about Epstein or his friends? Of course it’s wrong, but it isn’t unusual, or even irregular.

And you would do it too. If you had access to anything you wanted. If you thought you could get away with it. You know, just like when you look at your phone. Good morning, Mr. Epstein. How can I help you?

We have created a culture that now allows everyone to be an Epstein and which grooms victims ready to be abused. Sex without consequences frequently feels like the only issue during elections. No one ever tries to get a law passed to stop even the most heinous pornography. Oh sure if you film a 17-year old you are a sick monster, but if she’s 18, you’re a hero.

Repent, outraged reader. You are the villain in this saga. You’re name is on the list. You have willingly participated in a system that allows this to happen. You have turned a blind eye. You aren’t just a friend of the monster. You are the monster. Stop it. And stop being so shocked! It’s starting to look as ridiculous as Madonna’s recent performances.

Lord have mercy on us all. Thank God Christ died for sickos like us. Jesus who seems to be the only one who treated women as human beings, vulnerable people as kings and queens, sinners as saints. Lord have mercy on us poor Pharisees. May we all find refuge in the forgiveness of Christ. May He move us from our obsession with sex to a love for our neighbor. May He come again quickly.

May we have hope that our name on that list of sinners is also on His list of grace.

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John J. Flanagan on January 12, 2024 at 10:03 am

I will be 79 in a few days. During my lifetime thus far, I look back at the changes in values in our culture, and now understand what happened to the Old Testament Jews, and how it relates to us both as a lesson and a warning. The wisdom of the prophets which revealed God’s commands regarding how a believer must conduct himself in practice were often ignored, as the Jews incorporated the pagan values of their neighbors into communal living. So it is with us, inside and outside of the church, where sin abounds. Yet, though the broken culture with all its poison and corruptions of the natural man will not give the believer any excuse to conform to it, or be neutral, or non judgmental, nor shrug it off. Worse yet, as you noted, we in America have often given tacit approval to the lifestyles and manners of lost people, God hating scoundrels who manage to rise to famously applauded heights. So, looking in the mirror is a good thing, asking the Holy Spirit to keep the guardrails strong, staying in the word, and taking one day at a time, internal and external battles fought in the spiritual warfare realm remain our cause and from us diligence is required. The word of God gives us no excuses. One verse, Colossians 3:16-17, provides us with comfort: “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual sings, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to the Father through Him.” With the culture, with the world, the flesh, and the devil…we are at war. By the grace of God, we are charged by our Commander to “Hold the Line.“

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