Leviticus 20:26
"You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own."
Moral Relativism: behavior based on human opinions.
The Bible teaches that the standards of human behavior are GOD-GIVEN.
Left alone, humans will fail to live up to those standards.
But with God's help and in His grace, we can learn of His will for a more righteous way.
In contrast to the Bible, modern culture often establishes societal standards of behavior on the basis of majority opinion.
Ideals of right & wrong are determined by what the majority believes is right & wrong.
But such morality is fatal to the spirit of man.
"GOD'S MORAL STANDARDS NEVER CHANGE!"
Though human cultures inevitably evolve,
God requirements of righteousness & holiness never do.
It is clear that God has established & revealed an absolute standard of holiness that Christians must revere more than human relativism.
(Except from "Encountering the Old Testament", paraphrased.)
"WE, AS CHRISTIANS, NEED TO GUARD OURSELVES FROM OURSELVES!"
"IF WE DON'T, WE RUN THE RISK OF BEING MOLDED INTO THE IMAGE OF THE WORLD!"
"BUT GOD'S WILL IS THAT HUMANITY BE MOLDED IN CHRIST'S IMAGE!"
"THEREFORE, LET'S DO OUR PART TO HELP OTHERS LOOK LIKE JESUS!"
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