To Be, Or Not To Be?
June 8, 2010
Lately, I’ve been asking myself whether anything is absolute. I know that some things are true and couldn’t possibly be anything else, but what about those things that are just cultural. My question is, if something is wrong here, does that mean that it is wrong everywhere?
In my opinion almost everything is subjective (a statement that is subjective in itself). What is considered evil sin here, may be part of daily life somewhere else, and vise versa. What does anyone really know? In my opinion, nothing. Who can say who is right and who is wrong? In that case is anything wrong? Is everything right?
Even following the Bible you can have your own interpretations based on culture. Somethings, certainly, you can be sure of, but most of life is just culture and time period. This doesn’t sound exactly Christian, but I think it should be open for debate. Every Christian should ask themselves what they are basing their beliefs and rules upon. It isn’t sinful or wrong, it’s just a truthful examination of oneself.
As much as I’ve thought about this, in the end, the only thing I can say is that there are very few standards that are inflexible, and thus we should be very careful about our opinions.
