We had an interesting discussion in our Organizational Behavior class this afternoon. With all the scandals in the business world, there is a push towards "ethical" leadership. We are studying a chapter over Leadership. Our discussion question to start the class was, "How can we expect anyone without moral absolutes to act in any way other than self-centered?"

In 1 Corinthians 15:32 Paul said:
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what
advantage is it to me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to-morrow
we die.

In-other-words, if this world is all that we have, why should we not just live a hedonistic, me-first lifestyle? To think that we should live a "moral" life when there are no morals simply does not make sense.

We then discussed how, without an absolute standard, all morality is simply relative. It changes as the wind blows. You have your morals and I have mine.

A study came out recently stating that greater than one in four teenage girls have an STD. Planned Parenthood responded that abstinence programs simply aren't working. Really? Neither is the "war on drugs" working. I hate to agree with Planned Parenthood on anything; but, abstinence programs aren't working. Why do we expect children who are trained in moral relativity all day long to do other than what pleases them? Why do we expect them to not just eat and drink, for tomorrow we die? Why do we expect that one or two hours of church will give them what they need to fight against the sexual perversions that are prevalent in our society?

Finally, when there are no moral absolutes we lose the need for redemption. If we haven't "sinned" why do we need a Savior? Let us hold firm to the absolutes of Scripture! For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Praise the Lord that we have a big Savior!