The New Perversity Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The New Perversity------------------------- Date: 5/21/2003 Keywords: "blameless" "perverse" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Proverbs 11:20* The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless. Questions: 1. What defines perversity in the twenty-first century?   2. How can God's view of it help you today?   Practical help What qualifies as perverse? Fornication? Homosexuality? Bestiality? Our cultural mandarins would tell you the answer depends on the time. Fornication's taboo lasted until about the 1940s. Homosexuality entered the mainstream in the 1980s. And a Princeton professor recently made the argument for bestiality. God remains unmoved by these relativistic definitions of perversity. His word lays down a standard that delineates right and wrong for the ancient world, the twentieth century and today. Not surprisingly, Web porn celebrates all of the perversities condemned in holy writ. A quick tour of smut sites reveal menu bars labeled by the perversity available: "Lusty Wives," "Man-Man Sex" and, of course, "Animal Sex." The more things change ... But God does not abandon believers to our lusts. The same verse that condemns perversity also suggests a way of escape: a "blameless" life. Choose it today to keep your heart clear of perversity — no matter what decade you're in. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2003 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version, © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.