You have heard the saying, “Power corrupts and
absolute power corrupts absolutely.” We
know that this has no reference to God but only the power and corruption of
evil people.
Why does power corrupt? It corrupts because it
raises a person above the normal restraints that restrict the rest of us.
For example, I am restrained often times from
doing the bad that I want simply because there are people with greater power
than me who can hold me accountable and bring the necessary discipline. We all learn early in life to restrict our
desire to pick on those who are bigger and more powerful than we. So we select
our conflicts carefully. It is always
wise to choose our fights wisely. This means not to fight those who are more powerful
and much smarter in knowing certain techniques that gives to them the
advantage.
Pharaoh was the most powerful man in the world
when Moses stood before him. In
actuality, the only restraint there was on Pharaoh’s wicked heart was the holy
hand of God. Therefore, all God had to
do to unleash the fury of Pharaoh and open the flood gates of evil within his
heart was to pull back His hand on him and Pharaoh did the rest.
In the very act of passive hardening, God makes
the decision to remove the restraints from a person; the wicked part is then
done by the person. God does no violence to a person’s will. He merely gives to
people more freedom – the freedom to do what their evil heart intends to do.
Note: This is why it is imperative for morality
to be regulated and restricting. You see, those who believe in relativism are
those who believe in it, but they don’t practice it and they do not want others
to do the same. The reason is obvious: If I choose to do my own thing and act
out my own choices on others on what I perceive to be right or wrong, I could
very well end up dead or incarcerated.
If I give to others the permission to live their lives however they
choose to, they might choose to do something that may harm me or my loved ones.
God has given laws to place on us moral restrictions
so we cannot carry out all the evil intent within our hearts. Some will shout, "but morality is relative." That’s so absurd.
Try saying that when you come to a stop light and
it turns red. Just say to yourself, “Yes, the light turned red, but it’s all
relative.” You see, we tend to think one way in our brains and live a different
way in reality. The person who believes in relativism simply has a nice notion
or a wet dream. But he cannot live a relative life style without the risk of dying,
severely limiting his freedom, or being seriously harmed.
We need restrictions placed on us – all of us. If
God were to take His hand of restrictions off of us, we would live like zombies
– doing everything that our wicked hearts can imagine to one another.
“But morality is all relative.” Listen, if you believe this, then you are
affirming an absolute. By saying “morality is all relative,” you are saying “morality
is all relative absolutely.” So how can
you affirm absolutism and relativism at the same time? Whenever you make a
statement and say that something “is” or “is not” you are affirming an
absolute. This then makes your statement
totally absurd.
Now you can believe this way if you choose to.
Just as long as it is seen for what it is – absurdity.
End of Part 6
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