2009-07-28T11:30:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/seven/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2012:43-45&version=NIV 2009-07-28T11:30:09-05:00 Jesus here warns about the decaying spiritual state of society. When people don't adhere to the faith, they find themselves caught in sin even more firmly than they were before they believed.