Moral Relativism: What really keeps people from putting their faith in Christ?

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Just sharing this here because I thought it was interesting…thoughts?

While the concept of respecting diverse perspectives is important, if you accept moral relativism without challenging its validity, then it can pose challenges to Christian principles. For example, someone may say, “That might be your truth, but that is not mine.” You may have said it yourself. This is a form of moral relativism. Imagine a scenario where honesty (your truth) is viewed as culturally subjective (someone else’s truth). This could lead people to rationalize dishonest behavior based on relativistic beliefs. - Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

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For the Christian ‘ moral relativism ‘ should not be part of how they think.

Christian morality is fixed and is based on the 10 commandments.

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@Who-me, and on the rest of the Bible.

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Actually Jesus fulfilled all the religious rituals in the old Testament.

We are saved by faith, the 10 commandments are there as a guide, they tell us what sin is.

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I guess my purpose in sharing this is, how do we share the Gospel in a world where soo many people have this “moral-relativist” mindset?

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We have many commands in the New Testament too, @Who-me. For example, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 has three requirements as goals for our Christian lives:

1Th 5:16 Rejoice always,
1Th 5:17 pray without ceasing,
1Th 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

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@skymak, that is a difficult question, but the postmodern mindset can be approached with our stories or testimonies about what God has done our lives. Actually, that’s what all Christians have been called to do. Some Christians have been given the special, spiritual gift of evangelism, but postmodernism can be approached by our testimonies.

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Agreed…and I think ultimately that’s the key.