What Was the Sin of Sodom, Really?

And More Importantly, Why Did Ancient People Tell Stories Like This?

Sodom is a pretty infamous story. But what exactly was going on there for it to end so spectacularly? And, perhaps more important, what was a story like this told for?

From the story, we can see that the wickedness culminates when the townsfolk try to violently rape two angelic visitors. But truth is, that’s probably just the final straw.

For one, God seems to have pretty much made up God’s mind before the messengers even went down to town. But the scriptures themselves seem to think this story is a lot more complicated than than that.

Sodom is very much a warning for how dark turns can lead us to dreadful places.

Here’s what I mean.

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