Do you ever get confused by the many differing opinions about things like abortion, sex before marriage, homosexuality, transgenderism, etc.? Do you ever wonder who’s right and who’s wrong? Or even what’s right and what’s wrong?
If so, you are not alone.
We live in a world where a philosophy (a way of thinking) called relativism prevails. What is relativism? Relativism is a way of thinking that says that the truth and morality about something is decided by the individual person not by a common standard.
For example, you’ve probably heard someone say, “Abortion may be right for you, but it’s not right for me.” Or maybe you’ve heard, “What’s wrong with sleeping with my boyfriend if I love him?”
The problem with relativism is that it is based on a lie. The lie is that each of us is our own god, and each of us can decide for ourselves what is right and what is wrong.
But there is only one God, and He has already decided what is right and what is wrong. His decisions about right and wrong are found in the Bible, the only standard of truth.
God’s truth is called Absolute Truth. That means it never changes. It is the same for everyone, everywhere, all the time. It is the standard of measure by which we determine whether an action is moral or immoral.
Let me give you an example. When my husband hangs pictures for me, we don’t always agree on whether or not a picture is hanging straight. So, in order to determine the truth about the straightness or crookedness of a picture, my husband gets out his trusty level. A level is an instrument that tells you if something is straight or not.
The level is always right. The picture may look crooked to me, but the level tells me the truth.
It is the same with a way of thinking. We may think it is true, but if it doesn’t agree with what God says in His Word, it is not true.
So the next time you are wondering if something is right to do or not, check with God. Find out what He says about it in the Bible. Then do what He says!
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