As uncalled for as the statement made by Don Imus could be, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone who knows about and has heard his foul mouth. Don Imus is a product of himself and an immoral society that has allowed him to flourish under the guise of freedom of speech. The freedom to speak protected by the Constitution has a foundation of morality on which it rests. When the moral issue is forgotten then we are subjected to the foul mouth of people like Imus. The fact is he shouldn’t have been allowed on any show and since he was, the heads of the networks are as guilty as he is because they let him continue until he gagged on his own words. He should have been fired years ago after a first warning which apparently never was issued.

Let’s not forget the immoral quotient. Jesus told the Pharisees that eating with unwashed hands wouldn’t defile anyone because they were putting all the emphasis on the exterior with no thought to the inner man. We see the same thing in the entertainment world today; and that brings us to the immoral quotient, the heart of the issue at hand. He said, 11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 13  But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 14  Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 20 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. (Matthew 15:11-20)  Imus fits the verses perfectly and his bosses let it happen. When leaders ignore morals, immorality flourishes. Paul told Timothy: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (2 Timothy 3:13)  The situation became as Paul wrote and it is plain that Imus and his bosses were seduced and deceived by immorality.

Jude made a comparison to the sin of his day with  Sodom and Gomorrha when he wrote: 7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. (Jude 1:7-8) Can anyone say that Imus wasn’t speaking evil during the times he was on the air over the years?  Eventually, all who behave in ways that are opposite of God will pay a price for their behavior. Imus is paying the price for his conduct and sadly there are others who won’t learn from his situation.

The Lord has judged all through Jesus Christ and when that day of reckoning arrives, God will deal with the ungodly. Verses in the Book of Hebrews tell Christians the following: 30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. (Hebrews 10:30-31)  Don Imus and his types of the world need to heed the words found in the Bible. It goes without saying, that had the man been following the truth of God and practicing decent talk, he wouldn’t have the problems he is facing at present.  Sin is the problem and nothing else. When one is practicing sin, God isn't present.

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of God and unless he and others change their ways, the problems they now face are but specks compared to what God has planned for the ungodly, the immoral who are practicing and spreading immorality.

04-12-2007 DEC

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