Everyone has probably heard about the atheist who stood up in a public meeting and said, “If there is a God, I’ll give Him sixty seconds to strike me dead.” Everyone looked around nervously until halfway through the allotted time one man replied, “Does this man think he can exhaust the patience of the eternal God in just one minute?” Hmm, good point. If God punished mankind for every evil deed the moment it occurred, the population would be considerably smaller.

Some are not bashful about challenging God either directly or through some actions they know would violate His righteousness. It was Onan’s responsibility, for example, to raise up children in his brother’s stead, whom God had killed because of his wickedness. When he refused at the last minute to do so, God slew him, also (Gen. 38:1-10). In a sense, one could say that Onan was just asking to be punished. No one had more of an obnoxious attitude, however, than Jezebel. Her prophets were first defeated and then slain, and she might have questioned her values, but instead she swore revenge against Elijah (1 Kings 19:1-2). Even when her death was inevitable, she taunted the one God sent to bring judgment upon her—shortly before she became dog food (2 Kings 9:31-37).

The latest widespread offense against God was organized by a Mexican “adult hospitality” firm, called Original Group, according to the Orlando Sentinel (July 3, 2016). Royal Caribbean Cruises operates a luxury line—Azamara Club Cruises (F1). Royal has chartered the Azamara Quest for an 8-day cruise in the fall of next year, which will travel from Italy to Croatia and Slovenia. The 690-passenger ship will sport a sex theme and be designated the Desire Cruise. “The couples-only voyage is slated to have ‘mix-n-mingle’ private playrooms and clothing-optional areas of the ship, such as the pool deck.”

It is comforting to know, however, that the erotic adventure will not be a “free-for-all.” The ship has some really, really strict rules, such as keeping noise levels down after midnight. How thoughtful! No one is allowed to hit on staff members. How utterly uninclusive! And no means “no.” How well will that work if they have been selling alcohol to their patrons? Those seem to be the only limits besides restricting passengers to couples-only areas. Anyone who has ever read Hebrews 13:4 knows that such an idea is nothing more than baiting God to judge them. Probably, no icebergs will be lurking along the route, but that is no guarantee of safety. None were needed to bring death upon Er, Onan, or Jezebel, either.