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2 The Influence of Sodom Genesis 13, 18,19

3 Respect for Elders to Decline When the world lives in one's heart today… Respect for parents and the elderly declines.

4 Reluctance to Flee Evil Christians are commanded to flee sexual immorality

5 Fear to Reign in place of Faith The influences of the world encourage and breed fear. –2–2 Timothy 1:7 “ For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. ”

6 Yearnings for Earthly … To be Stronger than the Willingness to Obey God –G–Genesis 19:26 God said, "Don't look back." –“–“ Don't eat ” – Genesis 2:16-17 –“–“ Don't touch ” – Numbers 4:15 –“–“Don't forsake” – Hebrews 10:25-27 “ But his wife, from behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. ” “ not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a terrifying expectation of judgment and the fury of a fire which will consume the adversaries. ” Hebrews 10:28-31 “ Anyone who has set aside the Law of Moses dies without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge His people." It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. ” Hebrews 12:28-29 “ Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; for our God is a consuming fire.”

7 Immorality to take Root Genesis 19: Peter 2:7-8 One cannot feed his mind on the garbage of this world without consequences. –L–Let us, in obedience to Christ, think on holy, righteous, spiritual things. Philippians 4:8 “ Lot went up from Zoar, and stayed in the mountains, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to stay in Zoar; and he stayed in a cave, he and his two daughters. Then the firstborn said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is not a man on earth to come in to us after the manner of the earth. "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and let us lie with him that we may preserve our family through our father." … ” “ …So they made their father drink wine that night, and the firstborn went in and lay with her father; and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. On the following day, the firstborn said to the younger, "Behold, I lay last night with my father; let us make him drink wine tonight also; then you go in and lie with him, that we may preserve our family through our father." So they made their father drink wine that night also, and the younger arose and lay with him; … ” “ …and he did not know when she lay down or when she arose. Thus both the daughters of Lot were with child by their father. The firstborn bore a son, and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day. As for the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi; he is the father of the sons of Ammon to this day. ” “ and if He rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the sensual conduct of unprincipled men (for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), ” Philippians 4:8 “ Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. ” Proverbs 4:20-27 “ My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. For they are life to those who find them And health to all their body. Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. Put away from you a deceitful mouth And put devious speech far from you. Let your eyes look directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Watch the path of your feet And all your ways will be established. Do not turn to the right nor to the left; Turn your foot from evil. ”

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