Exchanging The Truth 4 a lie

I will start with these four pillars of what a moral connection looks like, how it works, and where it comes from. Before examining those pillars, it is important to understand the source of morality itself.

Many people tend to believe that morality is something inherent in the created world, meaning it simply existed when the universe came into existence. According to this view, moral laws are merely a product of nature, evolution, society, or human agreement. Right and wrong become concepts that developed over time rather than standards established by eternal authority.

From a biblical perspective, morality did not originate in creation. Rather, it originates in the Creator. Moral truth exists because God's character exists. What is good is good because it reflects His nature, and what is evil is evil because it stands in opposition to Him. The Bible teaches that God is holy, righteous, just, and loving, and these attributes provide the foundation for all moral understanding.

As Scripture says, "The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does" (Psalm 145:17). Likewise, "Be holy, because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16). These passages reveal that morality is not an impersonal force in the universe but an expression of God's character.

Many arguments that place morality solely within the created order become, in my view, a straw man argument. Rather than addressing the possibility that moral law points to a moral Lawgiver, they assume from the outset that morality can exist independently of God. In doing so, the discussion often shifts away from the deeper question: Why should objective moral obligations exist at all?

Scripture teaches that God has written His moral law on the human heart. Even those who deny God often recognize concepts such as justice, honesty, compassion, and fairness. The Apostle Paul explains this when he writes: "They show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness" (Romans 2:15)—this inward awareness of right and wrong points beyond creation and toward the Creator.

At its core, mankind's struggle with God is not merely intellectual but moral and spiritual. The Bible teaches that human beings naturally resist accountability because accountability implies judgment. If a God created us, then there is also a God to whom we must answer. As Jesus said, "Light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness instead of the light whose glory is forever. Amen

Let us look at what many today call good. The list is extensive, so I will only mention some of the most egregious examples. One is the killing of innocent children, which is increasingly defended as a moral right rather than recognized as a tragedy. Beyond this, we see widespread moral decay in many other areas of society. Sexual immorality is celebrated as freedom, marriage is dishonored, truth is exchanged for personal preference, dishonesty is justified when it is convenient, greed is rewarded, and self-interest is elevated above love for God and neighbor. What previous generations would have recognized as sinful is now often celebrated, while those who uphold biblical morality are increasingly portrayed as intolerant or hateful.

This is what happens when good is called evil and evil is called good. Truth is no longer judged by God's Word but by personal feelings, cultural trends, and individual desires. Instead of conforming to God's moral law, people seek to redefine morality according to what they want to be true.

The prophet Isaiah warned of this very condition: "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).

Likewise, the Apostle Paul describes a society in rebellion against God: "Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them." (Romans 1:32).

Paul also warns that in the last days people will be: “lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy" (2 Timothy 3:2).

These are not merely individual sins but signs of a culture that has abandoned God's standards and embraced its own.

The deeper issue behind moral decay is not merely bad behavior but the rejection of God's law and authority. When people reject God as the source of truth, they inevitably begin creating their own standards of right and wrong. What God condemns is celebrated, and what God commands is ignored. This is why we see good called evil, evil called good, truth rejected, and people following their own desires instead of God's moral law.

The Lord warned through Hosea: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children" (Hosea 4:6).

Paul explains the same pattern in the New Testament: "And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done" (Romans 1:28).

When people reject God, they become their own authority, determining for themselves what is right and wrong. The result is a society that celebrates sin, rejects truth, and opposes the very law that was given for its good.

Scripture repeatedly connects moral decay with rejecting God's law: "In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25).

Isaiah also wrote: "For they are a rebellious people, lying children, children unwilling to hear the instruction of the LORD" (Isaiah 30:9).

Their rebellion was expressed through rejecting God's Word and refusing His instruction.

This rejection of God's law ultimately produces the four marks of moral decay:

• Good is called evil.• Evil is called good.• Truth is rejected.• People follow their desires instead of God's moral law.

What begins as a rejection of God's authority ends with the exaltation of self, where personal feelings replace truth, personal desires replace righteousness, and human opinion replaces the Word of God. As Proverbs warns: "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death" (Proverbs 14:12).

As always, may this blog be a blessing to all who pass through my blog page, and may it bring you a closer walk with our Lord & Savior.

Grace & Peace

Shalom