Truth, relativism, and other faiths
Moral absolutes, other faiths and later revelations, the church’s own sins, and what sex and marriage are for.
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Isn’t morality relative?
No one lives as if it is. Relativism dies the moment someone is treated as a thing.
Who are you to judge?
Jesus forbids hypocrisy, not moral clarity. The slogan ‘don’t judge’ is itself a judgment.
Aren’t all religions basically the same?
They agree that the world is not as it should be. They disagree, sharply, about the diagnosis and the cure.
What about those who have never heard the gospel?
God is just. No one is judged for a message they never received; all are accountable for the light they have—and we who have the gospel are accountable to take it.
Isn’t it arrogant to say Jesus is the only way?
It is only arrogant if He did not rise. If He did, exclusivity is just honesty about a fact.
Hasn’t religion caused most wars?
No. The body count of the last century is dominated by atheistic regimes. The slogan is a way to avoid the actual claim of Jesus.
Is work a curse from the Fall?
No. Labor was given in Eden before anyone sinned. The curse is toil and thorns, not the job. Monday is a calling: reflect the Creator, make room for the vulnerable, and shape the culture.
What about Islam, Mormonism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Each one asks you to trust a later voice over the apostles. Islam denies the cross. The others rewrite who Jesus is. The first-century witnesses are still the earlier public record.
What about the Crusades, slavery, and abuse in the church?
The record is mixed because the church is full of sinners, and some chapters are straight rebellion against Jesus. The gospel judges those chapters. It is not judged by being identical with them.
What are sex and marriage for?
Marriage is a covenant between a man and a woman, and sex belongs inside it. Desire is real. Design is older than desire. The body is not a costume or a problem to be solved.