Is The Bible a Lewd Book?

Some time ago the Associated Press (Brooklyn Center, Minnesota) reported that Gene Kasmar, an atheist, had filed a petition with the Brooklyn Center Independent School District in which he argued that the Bible was unfit for the eyes of children. In the petition Kasmar stated that “the lewd, indecent and violent content of that book are hardly suitable for young students.” He further charged that Bible passages “have no historical, scientific, literary, artistic or political value.”

The Bible deals with moral and ethical problems

No one who has read the Bible would deny that it deals with such topics as sex, incest, prostitution, and a host of other moral and ethical problems. However, there is a sharp contrast between what the Bible reveals on these issues and what our modern culture accepts. The Bible calls these things sin. In the values clarification culture of the late 1980’s and early 1990’s sin was erased from the English vocabulary. In a society where right and wrong no longer exist, the Bible clearly poses a threat. Thus, the real motive for attacking it.

The Bible offers a fair and accurate account of life and society

It reveals both the strengths and weaknesses of its chief characters. The story of King David is an excellent example of this. Men do bad things. The Bible does not deny this. But, in the Bible, when men do bad things, they are not called good.

Liars, adulterers, homosexuals, thieves, murderers, etc. are charged with sin and urged to repent. Those who engage in sin must turn from their wicked ways. As God said to Israel through the prophet Ezekiel: “As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?” (Ezekiel 33:11).

As long as the world stands there will be those who seek to destroy the influence of the Bible.

The Bible will, however, endure long after its detractors lie silent in the grave. As the Psalmist wrote: “Forever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven” (Psalm 119:89).