Week 49 2013 Phil Needs to Duck

Phil Robertson is a dedicated Christian with a college degree who has taken a simple product and turned it into a multi-million dollar business.  Duck Dynasty has become one of the most marketable television shows in recent history.  It is also currently one of the highest rated television shows.  Yet, A&E, the network that airs the show, is actually threatening their future by suspending Phil because of his comments during an interview with GQ, Gentleman Quarterly.  It has caused a firestorm of controversy, with lines being drawn over homosexuality.  And now, grandstanders, like Jessie Jackson, are attempting to bring racism into the forefront.  It is a remarkable fiasco.  It is also an indicator of where the moral compass of our nation is pointing.

There is an old adage that proclaims, “If we don’t learn from history, we are bound to repeat the same errors.”  Throughout history every major world empire embraced sexual immorality shortly before its collapse.  Our current world empire is centered in America and there are multiple indicators pointing to an end.  The unfortunate part is that history also demonstrates that the culture emerging from the collapse always moves the pendulum to the extreme right, oppressing different segments of the population through arbitrary criteria decided by a small minority.  Nobody benefits from such a scenario.

Having said this, it is my conviction that the unredeemed have a difficult time understanding God’s will.  Jesus makes a profound statement in the Sermon on the Mount: “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.”  Matthew 7:6 We have witnessed the truth of this statement in recent times over the abortion issue and gay rights.  Rather than projecting the pearls of truth found in scripture to a lost world, we should be proclaiming the gospel, loving the lost with an unconditional love.  Once they obey the gospel and have received the gift of the Holy Spirit, they will be better equipped to understand and embrace these pearls.

Even though I agree with what Brother Phil said, I believe the venue he used was not the best.  He is an intelligent man.  Thus, he should know what the liberal media is going to do with any interview he grants.  They would love to tear this godly man down because he and his family are having such a dramatic impact for Christ.  It is my prayer that everyone will take a step back and consider the love this man has for everyone, including the sexually immoral.