Who are you to say?????

As I was driving to work the other day, I was thinking through several conversations that I've had with different people over the past few weeks. These conversations were usually of the type that involved one of those topics that "we shouldn't talk about out loud". Typically, the person would be talking about a subject and then make their conclusion with the following statement, "but, who am I to say what's right or wrong?"

As is usually the case with these conversations, after the person is done giving their speech and politically correct conclusion, they ask me for my take. For those that know me you know that I usually speak what's on my mind (Yes, I acknowledge that this usually..... okay, more often than not gets me in trouble) but I've been making an effort as of late to preface my answering with where I am getting my answer from and not being so abrupt as to the tone of my voice. So, it usually goes something like this, "Here's what I get from what the Bible says about ______ (insert subject here)" and then go on to give my take based on what the Scripture says. More often than not, here is the response I get:

• Who are you to say a woman doesn't have a right to choose an abortion?
• Who are you to say that it's wrong for people to embrace a life of homosexuality?
• Who are you to say that sex before marriage isn't okay?
• Who are you to say that there is only one way to God and that's through Jesus Christ?
• Who are you to say that good people don't go to Heaven?

I think you get the idea. The problem with this is that if I believe that the Scripture is absolute Truth (which I do), and I am getting my take from the Scripture (which I am), then it is not me who is "saying" these things, but rather it is God. I'm not saying or implying that I'm God (help us all if that were the case!) but what I am saying that their problem is not with my words, but rather with God's Word. So when you narrow down their retort, here is what it really means:

• Who is God to say a woman doesn't have a right to choose an abortion?
• Who is God to say that it's wrong for people to embrace homosexuality?
• Who is God to say that sex before marriage is wrong?
• Who is God to say that there is only one way to God and that's through Jesus Christ?
• Who is God to say that good people don't go to Heaven?

I would encourage you to do an examination of the Bible and see what happens when people question the Almighty out of a heart of accusation and pride. I'll give you a hint...... it usually ends up going badly for them.....

We live in a time that absolute truth has been side stepped for political correctness. We live in a time where absolute truth is look down upon in favor of a "gentler" more "loving" way of thinking called post-modernism. The fact is this though, God is not politically correct, and there is no other Being more gentle or loving that God almighty. He is so loving that He even defined right and wrong for us in the Bible. Our problem is that we have rejected His love (His definition of right and wrong) and exchanged it with a love for ourselves (our man made definitions of right and wrong, or better said, we have re-defined truth). And, although we don't say it this way, in reality we come back with "Who is God to tell me how to live?" Make no mistake, there are many people who would call themselves a Christian who subscribe to this way of thinking too.

If you are not giving your conclusion based on being Scriptually well informed, and you begin to lash out at the person who is giving you a take based on the Scriptures, you need to stop and think, "who am I questioning here, this person or God's Truth? Is my problem with them or is it with God?" The true question is, who are any of US here on planet earth to question Almighty God????????

I hope we learn to see the foolishness that is all around us.........