Christianity
teaches that basic human rights,
and moral values come from
God. On the other hand, moral relativism is a set of beliefs
that says that basic human rights
and values come from natural
sources such as a society, a
government, or Evolution (for
a fuller explanation see
Terms and
Definitions). Consequently,
Christianity and moral relativism
are fundamentally in
conflict and incompatible with
one another. It should be noted that a Christian’s
non-subscription to any given
doctrine may or may not indicate that they believe in some
form of moral relativism (i.e.
moral relativism to some degree);
that determination depends on
the specific doctrine and
the particulars of the
reason(s) for their
non-subscription to it.
The Bible's
Commentary
Moral
Relativism is not a new concept, it has been around as long as
mankind has been around. There are numerous verses in the Bible that
deals with it:
–- God, with understanding of mankind’s nature and basic tendencies, preemptively warns people against moral relativism in Deuteronomy 6:10-12;
And it shall be, when Jehovah thy God shall bring thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee, great and goodly cities, which thou buildest not, and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive-trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full; then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. (ASV)
–- Another passage concerning moral relativism is Matthew 15:7-9;
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, This people honoreth me with their lips; But their heart is far from me. But in vain do they worship me, Teaching [as their] doctrines the precepts of men. (ASV)
–- An important message given concerning Christians, and a message that may be particularly relevant in the modern era, is 2 Timothy 4:3;
For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; (ASV)
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