Depravity's Riptide

Characteristics of Defective Reasoning

Trait #1: The absence of __________________ perspective

Genesis 19:31 – One day the older daughter said to her sister, “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can’t get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children.” (New Living Translation)

Trait #2: A distortions of _______________ discernment

Genesis 19:31-32 – 31 . . . “There are no men left anywhere in this entire area, so we can’t get married like everyone else. And our father will soon be too old to have children. 32 Come, let’s get him drunk with wine, and then we will have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.” (New Living Translation)

Trait #3: A breakdown of __________________

Genesis 19:33 – So that night they got him drunk with wine, and the older daughter went in and had intercourse with her father. He was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. (New Living Translation)

Trait #4: A buildup of __________________ insensitivity

Genesis 19:34-35 – 34 The next morning the older daughter said to her younger sister, “I had sex with our father last night. Let’s get him drunk with wine again tonight, and you go in and have sex with him. That way we will preserve our family line through our father.” 35 So that night they got him drunk with wine again, and the younger daughter went in and had intercourse with him. As before, he was unaware of her lying down or getting up again. (New Living Translation)

Genesis 19:36-38 – 36 As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father. 37 When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites. 38 When the younger daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Ben-ammi. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Ammonites. (New Living Translation)

How Do I Protect Myself and Family from this Riptide?

• Recognize that _______ ________ is immune to the dangers

2 Peter 2:7-8 – 7 But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. 8 Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. (New Living Translation)

• Pay attention to ____________ hints

• Declare and model your __________________ repeatedly

• Guard against __________________