The Christian vs. the Humanist

The Bible is
not a book that humanists can adjust to; it is too extreme.

The humanist
wants to be good now and then and here and there. He would like to do “random acts
of kindness.” However, a Christian must be kind to everyone (2 Timothy
2:24).

The humanist
is worried that someone might have low self-esteem. The Bible says, “Do not
think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of
yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has
given you” (Romans 12:3). “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing
with one another in love” (Ephesians 4:2).

Unfortunately,
many Christians like the humanist standards and approach more than they like
the biblical standard. In fact, we hear them judge the text of Scripture in the
light of the humanism of our society. That is easier than judging society in
the light of Scripture.

You might say
that if people are doing that, then they are not Christians. That would be a
normal conclusion except that these voices are coming from mainstream
evangelicalism. We are inundated with television, magazines, movies, schools, blogs,
and the government. We end up speaking the language of tolerance. We use the
terms gay, affair, and traditional family values instead
of homosexual, adultery, and biblical standard or Christian
family values. We reflect the world more than we reflect the Bible. Start
looking for extreme statements in the Bible. Do they bother you? Why?

Here are some
questions and statements we should remove from our thinking and our vocabulary:

1.         Where do you draw the line? (Who is
going to answer that question?)

2.         That is the ideal. I can’t be expected
to attain to that.

3.         Nobody is perfect.

4.         I’m only human!