📜 SIN BECOMES INCREASINGLY SINFUL — A LIFETIME OBSERVATION.
- Terry W. Bailey
- Aug 10
- 2 min read
Friends and Foes, I’ve lived long enough to see this with my own eyes — sin never stands still. It grows, it deepens, it demands more ground.
Paul wrote in Romans 7:13 that sin is “exceedingly sinful” — in the Greek, kath’ huperbolēn hamartōlos — meaning “sin that expands to the highest degree.” And that’s precisely what I’ve watched unfold in our public schools over the decades.
1950s – Prayer and Bible reading continued to open the school day. The moral drift was subtle — the first cracks were the whispers that “faith belongs at home, not in class.” (Psalm 33:12)
1960s – Courtrooms ruled God out of the classroom. The foundation was pulled, and the walls began to lean. (Psalm 11:3)
1970s – Sex education shifted from purity to permissiveness. “If it feels good, do it” became the underlying lesson. (Ephesians 5:3)
1980s – Drug culture seeped into hallways, while metal detectors replaced open front doors. Sin was now armed and unashamed. (Proverbs 14:34)
1990s – Internet access arrived without moral filters. The world’s filth could now fit in a child’s backpack. (Psalm 101:3)
2000s – The push for moral “neutrality” became moral inversion — wrong was celebrated as right, and right mocked as wrong. (Isaiah 5:20)
2010s – Gender confusion began to appear in lesson plans. Science was redefined, truth made “fluid,” and the image of God blurred in young minds. (Genesis 1:27)
Today – Students face open hostility if they dare speak Biblical truth. Peer pressure is now joined by policy pressure. (2 Timothy 3:1–5)
Beloved, sin doesn’t stop. It grows. But so does the light of Christ in those who will stand.
As Philippians 2:15 says, we are to “shine as lights in the world” — not in arrogance, but in love and truth.
I’m not here to condemn — I’m here to call. Our children need us to pray, to speak, to live out the Gospel without fear or compromise. This is not the hour to be silent.
🕯️ Until Christ returns, we hold the line.


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