World View

  

 

Have you ever wondered how evil activities can be seen in a positive light?  For example, I wonder how we got to the point in our society that many now view a sexual relationship before marriage as a good thing.  It is now taught that being sexually active before marriage is vitally important in choosing a marriage partner and having a successful marriage. This particular example blows my mind; however, there are many other examples of evil activities being viewed in a positive light.  Things such as: divorce, abortion, homosexuality, denominationalism, and many others.  I saw an article the other day that promoted the use of foul language to reduce stress.  The profit Isaiah wrote, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter" (Isaiah 5:20)! Yet it seems as if the world we live in does this exact thing.  Those evil activities that should be viewed as wicked are seen as good.  Certainly, for the Christian this should not be the case.  C.S. Lewis wrote "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else".  Through Christ we should see evil for what it is and we should also see good for what it is.  How do we view the world and the activities of the world?  Are we letting society tell us what is right and what is wrong? Or are we letting God? Let us all look to God for the answers to what is right and what is wrong.  Let us view good and evil the way God wants us to view good and evil.  Those who are Christians have a better perspective on life, let us all have this perspective and world view. Garrett Bookout