Christspeak, Rx

So says the Hogg. I think I know what he means, but there is alot of black and white in his world too... the law gravity for example. I believe that Christ is absolutely God and that He is regardless of one''s belief in Him so there' another, (though Hogg may disagree). Another absolute would be the law of right and wrong.

I've mentioned it before, CS Lewis writes about it in detail, it is prevelant in every human culture. Lewis calls one of the keys to understanding the universe. Anyway, unlike the law of gravity, we have a choice of whether to do the right thing or not. Herein lies the gray area I think Mr. Hoggard is talking about. Perhaps its something like this...

Theoretically, I can say abortion is wrong because a baby's life is destroyed. That is a fact- let's say it is black. But is it wrong for a mother to abort her child? Ah, someone's dripping white paint into the black bucket. Even if we believe it is wrong for the mother to abort the child, we must consider her mental, emotional and physical health. Now a stream of white is pouring into the black. What about her economical state? Marital situation? Family? Now there is no semblance of black or white, only a degree of gray.

In reality, there must be right and wrong. Regardless of the reason, we choose to do one or the other every day. It really doesn't matter how many people agree that right should be wrong or vice versa, they are what they are. So the question for a nation becomes, what is essential for us agree on in a civilized society?

Back to the paint analogy- if black paint represents truth, then white paint represents human compassion, rather than evil. A common mistake we make in politics is to presume one side is more compassionate than the other. We should be more concerned that our lawmakers are devoted to creating laws that uphold what is right.

But far more important than politics is the source of the law of right and wrong. The source is the only reliable judge of right and wrong. It is found in Christ, the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. And here is the good news... Christ's compassion far exceeds the most loving human's. He is the God of truth, mercy, justice, grace, righteousness.