The Hypocrisy Of Our Culture

Tiger Woods is back in the news....and I am still confused.  I don't understand why the media and our culture is acting like they are shocked or even disgusted by Tiger's wild affairs and adultery on his wife.  I know why I am shocked and saddened by it, but I don't know why our culture is.

Our culture celebrates and glorifies sexual infidelity.  Watch most TV shows, read mainstream magazines, listen to the "talking heads" of our culture and it is clear that marriage is an old arhaic institution that just drives men and women to the type of behavior we have seen from Tiger.  So, why are they sad shocked by Tiger? 

The hypocrisy of our culture is tragic.  It's tragic because it tells us that our actions have no consequences, that we should live however we would like to live, and we have no reason to live by the old standards of our grandparents.  Tiger's life is a reminder to all of us that even though we are told this, we know it is a lie.  It's a reminder that we don't get to make up the rules of life as we go. 

The Apostle Paul said it this way:  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.  For what can be know about God is plain to them. 

Our culture recoils at Tiger's behavior because we can't deceive ourselves when we see the lie so clearly.  Our culture recoils because one of the god's of the culture has failed them.  I am sad for Tiger and I pray that he will give his life to the Lord Jesus Christ and trust him for salvation and for the rebuilding of his life.  Tiger said that he knows one day he will have to explain all this to his children and that day will be tragic.  One day, Tiger will have to explain all of this to God.  If he does not repent and trust in Christ, that day will be the most tragic of his life. 

Tiger's life is a reminder to all of us that we desperately need Christ.  I have plenty of sin that I will make account for as well and I am thankful that Christ will be there to speak on my behalf to the Father.  I am thankful that in Christ there is "now no condemnation."  It is tragic for anyone that fails to trust in Christ. 

The hypocrisy of our culture is apparent because ultimately we know that we are not autonomous individuals, but rather we will stand before a holy God and we see the reality of this conflict in the news about Tiger's life. Watching this unfold in the media, I will trust in Christ and not the culture.