Christianity isn't about being "right" for one or "wrong" for another. It isn't about choices based
on convenience or choices based on what it is imagined that things should be. It is not about
conduct or belief in this life only. If the Christian religion did not also apply to life after death, it
would be an absurdity.
Christianity is about truth and error, in which there are absolutes that are held to be reality. This is
in opposition to the ideas of current society which attempt to hold on to a belief that everything is
relative and there are no absolute and unchangeable standards regarding truth. This position is
held by the majority, because it is a belief based on convenience. If it is believed that there are no
ultimate standards which are inviolate, then a person can assume that there is no ultimate
accountability in their life, especially to a holy and righteous God. Since the majority of persons
hold to this view, the standard assumption is found in the question as stated and is revealed in the
application of the belief in relative truth, as it applies to one person but not necessarily to another.
So the statement can be made that Christianity is "right" for one person, but "wrong" for another,
or that it is "for" one person and "not for" another. But even in the application of relativistic
beliefs, a person makes a value judgment and assigns a "right" or "wrong" evaluation to a
particular
situation. Even in rejecting absolute standards, the person establishes their own "absolute"
standard that there is no "absolute" standard to be applied. The hypocrisy of the relativist is
readily apparent. Even in a relativistic belief, a person adopts the Christian view that there is an
ultimate, absolute standard, even if that standard is to reject all other standards.
The teaching of the Bible and Jesus Christ are commands from God and they apply to everyone,
regardless of what one wishes to believe or finds convenient to believe. Christian doctrine is for
everyone because it concerns the souls of every human being and their eternal future. It may very
well be that a person does not wish to face the reality of Christian doctrine or the claims that it
makes on the moral and spiritual nature of all human beings. However, that does not invalidate or
change what those claims are or the ultimate truthfulness of those claims. It may be convenient to
adopt a relativistic position in relation to morality or spiritual beliefs in order to justify the conduct
of a person's life, however that also does not change the reality of an ultimate encounter with the
real God who created the universe and the judgment to follow. Convenience in this life will lead
to adversity in the next, an outcome that has already been established.
Christianity is for everyone, because it is based on the revelation and command of God.
END OF ARTICLE
by Gary A. Hand
On Doctrine
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