Isa 5:20 “Woe unto them that call evil good, and
good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter
for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
When man sees no distinction between good and evil,
destruction soon follows, it is moral absolute verses moral relativism. Man
cannot individually define right and wrong for self without absolute truth.
Doing so creates a relative definition of truth for their self-desired belief
and wants. A challenging issue in our society today is the fact that we have
allowed the issue of morality to be directed towards the believer “labeled
Christian” rather than Christ! Christian and non-alike can be racist, sexist,
or morally blind and sinful in many areas… but Christ is not, there is nothing
morally relative in Christ just absolute truth, love, and hope. Paul, while
noting the moral depravity of man and culture points out in (Rom 1:24-31), that
the wicked live immorally while at the same time knowing the righteous judgment
of God. Our society is prone to test what is verbally claimed as truth by
believers by the way we behave and live our lives. Thus the onus of truth is on
the believer as an example/testimony to it, Christ defined it in (Jn
13:34-35 “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another;
as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know
that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”) As a believer we should stand on moral
absolute truth, as a disciple of Christ we must live it as well. Doing so will
bring great clarity in the truth which is Christ Jesus!
Moral relativism is not an issue of not knowing right from
wrong, but the issue of doing wrong despite knowing better while blaming others…
HSAY
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