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October 15, 2004
A Black and White Stance in a Grey World
This is the very fact that will shock and amaze you. This is the premise of my entry today and one that deserves a close look. Are you ready?
There is absolute truth out there. In all instances of morality, human behavior, and ethics there is a right and a wrong. I know… hard to believe that there actually is something like that out there. Just like in the old movies where the good guys wore the white cowboy hats and the bad guys wore the black ones. There is a good and evil, always. Just like there is God and Satan.
Satan repeatedly tries to dismiss any belief in him at all. He also works around the idea that there is ultimate evil or even a little evil. We are taught that humans are mostly good and right. Everyone is good. Everyone’s ideas are equally valid, even on topics such as ethics and morality. Except of course a few extremes that we all consider to be distasteful, especially when they are thrust into our face.
Murder is wrong. Killing another human being is definitely out. It tops the list for crimes that people agree on right? Well I guess it’s ok if the other person asks you to do it because they are really sick. Or if the other person is really inconveniencing you like living inside your womb or if that person was placed there as a result of rape then well hey kill ‘em.
The world pushes grey on us all day every day. They tell us that the homosexual agenda is just like the civil rights movement. That people are being treated unfairly and that is why we should change. They move abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality and vegetarianism into the main stream so that we will slowly get used to it and then final sit back and say “fine I guess that ok, it falls into that grey area that I am not so sure about and I guess since it’ all right for them then they can do it.”
We as Christians in this grey world must develop black and white opinions on these and other controversial issues so that when others fall prey to a world that says “just do what feels right” we can stand up and say no because we have a firm grasp on the absolute truth.
Our source of truth? God’s word.
Ok maybe vegetarianism isn’t all that bad. But only for medical purposes! :)
Posted by paul at October 15, 2004 09:02 PM
Comments
i was wondering how vegetarianism fit in there...
good thoughts though, i totally agree
Posted by: leah at October 15, 2004 12:21 PM
In all instances of morality, human behavior, and ethics there is a right and a wrong.
Is war right or wrong?
Posted by: Adam at October 18, 2004 11:55 AM
I really like it when my ideas are at least partially if not outright chalenged.
while I formulate a response...
what do you think?
Posted by: paul at October 18, 2004 02:21 PM
oh I almost forgot, war is right.
Posted by: paul at October 21, 2004 01:49 PM