This is a short blog with a big question. One quick yes or no decision will potentially open the door to a better life for you and the world we both live in.
Before reading this blog and proceeding with another minute of your time, you need to decide in your heart and mind if there is such a thing as an absolute. Deciding if there are absolutes will help you enjoy life and fulfill your dreams and desires. Answering the question of absolutes will help define and shape how you think about everything and therefore the world we all live in. Absolutes effect the here and now…and the hereafter.
An absolute is a thing that is universally valid and exists independently of anything. An absolute is not relative or comparative. Deciding if there are absolutes dictates that you’ll want to know what absolutes you believe in, but first things first. Does anything stand straight for you at all times and in all places regardless of the circumstances? Yes or no?
You might think absolutes are easy to identify but the war against absolutes has left no absolute behind. The battle has been raging for-ever and all around you. God creating man in His image might be considered an absolute by some but not others. At one time, you would have been considered illiterate to claim life started as a muddy slime more than 3 billion years ago. Darwinism claimed Creation by God was not an absolute and now standard educational curriculum includes his teaching.
In defense of their beliefs, Evolutionists might retort people once thought the Earth was flat as well. But if everything is on the table of relativity, Evolutionists can be labeled haters. If theories of creation are relative, hate is as well. If you believe there are NO absolutes, then colleges can teach there are 5 or 6 different sexes. Oh, wait….
At the center of the struggle against you believing in absolutes is the battle against believing in an absolute Creator; God. If there are absolutes then where can you find and validate them? If you can’t agree on an absolute God and where to learn about Him, then it’s all up for grabs.
At this point, a lot of folks will stop reading and not tax themselves. Too esoteric, offensive, boring and not practical. The truth is, truth is the biggest casualty and the lowest hanging fruit in your decision on absolutes. These days people say there is my truth, your truth, their truth…everyone has a truth. Along with the argument against absolutes, this is a lie. Truth can be found but you must identify where it comes from.
The practicality of the question on absolutes is evident in the lack of space for truth in society. Social media posts, politics, churches, institutes of learning and holiday gatherings no longer wade into open conversation. People hide behind political correctness and safe spaces and hate-free zones. There is a lack of dialogue and meaningful discussion with Facebook posts and Instagram pictures. Stating an individual belief without inviting and giving space for discourse, correction and truth to reveal itself has become the way of life.
Closed discussions shut out the light that exposes truth. CNN and Fox have broadcast impeachment hearings where one side, because of a majority in the House, has closed the door on calling witnesses and rebuttal therefore potentially closing the door to truth. In regards to these politics, I am NOT saying one side or the other represents truth. I AM saying truth needs the scale and light of equal representation and to not hide behind the door of relativism.
Absolutes are slandered and have always been under attack. Good people with well intentions have debated absolutes for years, but in 2019 the door is closing. Deplorables hiding behind their Bibles with guns has become the way to describe what used to be known as discussion.
It is necessary to maintain the integrity of if and where absolutes originate to even define them. Only then can we truly answer the question of absolutes. Free-will sets the stage for this discourse but the stage has been hijacked to the detriment of civilization. Admittedly, Satan led the attack on absolutes when he questioned God’s word in the beginning of time. He is still at the root and helm of questioning absolutes.
Maybe the best way to put a bow on this is NOT to ask about the absolute of truth, or love. A better question is to ask about God. Who or what is your God and where can He be discovered and learned about? Is He true at all times and in all places, regardless of the circumstances? Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Maybe He’s a good place to start. If He is truth, then everything He says is truth.
So, a short blog is not an absolute, it’s obviously relative. But, what is absolute in your world? Anything?