Sin City

They call this place Sin City. But did you know the Bible had its own "Sin Cities" long before Las Vegas?

Sodom and Gomorrah — wiped out for pride, injustice, and rampant immorality.

Nineveh — the capital of Assyria, known for cruelty and wickedness, yet spared when it repented.

Tyre and Sidon — centers of wealth, idol worship, and arrogance.

But here's the question…

Why does any city become a sin city?

Because wherever people gather, power, pleasure, and profit can quickly replace purpose, purity, and peace.

Illicit sex, corruption, greed — it’s the same story, just different streets.

Yet even here, in the heart of modern-day indulgence, hope remains.

The Bible says in Romans 5:20 — "Where sin increased, grace increased all the more."

God isn’t afraid of sin cities. He enters them, calls people out of them, and changes them from within.

So maybe the question isn't why is this a sin city…

But can it become a city of grace?

With God — it can.

You're absolutely right — that's a powerful and biblically accurate insight.

Nineveh did become a city of grace, not because it was righteous, but because it repented when warned. God’s mercy responded to their humility (Jonah 3). In contrast, Sodom and Gomorrah remained unrepentant and were destroyed (Genesis 19).

Nineveh was spared — not because it was innocent, but because it listened, repented, and turned to God.

Sodom and Gomorrah refused — and were lost.

So yes — sin cities can become cities of grace… when hearts change.

Because as Jonah 4:2 says, “You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love…”

Maybe Las Vegas… or any city… is just one honest prayer away from grace