Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
"All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person."
It turned out to be vintage MTV; a montage of celebrity quotes, movie outtakes,
man-on-the-street interviews, one-liners, quips, and witticisms. But in one sense, it was an
enlightening program, says MacArthur. It revealed most clearly the profound moral confusion
of
our culture.
Rap singer Queen Latifah was asked about the sin of pride. "Pride is a sin?" she responded. "I
wasn't aware of that."
Actress Kirstie Alley added, "I don't think pride is a sin . . . I think some idiot made that up."
Rapper Ice-T echoed the same idea: "Pride is mandatory. That's one of the problems of the
inner city. Kids don't have enough pride."
Interesting. What sins do we justify?
(Mark 7.23
NRSV)
Author and radio preacher John MacArthur was watching an MTV documentary sometime back
titled "The Seven Deadly Sins." Because those seven sins--pride, covetousness, lust, anger,
envy, gluttony, and sloth--are standard fare on MTV, MacArthur wondered what the
documentary
would say.
God of forgiveness, please forgive me especially when I try to cover it up or justify it. Amen.
