Our Awful Mess

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:23-24, NIV

In reality, we clutter. Do you believe that we are faultless? No, for nobody is perfect. Although we persistently discover truths from what had happened to us in the past, we still are attracted to the act as if sin is embedded on us. Even though we strive to modify our actions, we fail. At the end of our own strength, we become frustrated, tired, and unresponsive to what life has in store for us.

The one mentioned above is the manifestation of the devil’s tainting of our goodness. We often ask why we, humans, still sin when it could have been prevented. Philosophers uttered several theories that could explain a person’s attitude, way of life and thinking. Many who were deemed to be logical had opposed the suppositions of others. Religions were attacked and false beliefs were tried to be altered. Moreover, arguments and sound discussions had taken place and it seemed endless to some. But after all of these, the truth prevailed.How was it judged? Which is valid?

In the attempt to distinguish the superiority and veracity of one belief to the other, a watchful exploration must be conducted. In line with this, I included a summary of each notion in this post. The first view, Personalism, tries to explain to us how unique an individual is and proves to us that each person has free will and value. Subjectivity is the staple of this view. This means that the experience of a person shapes him/her personhood. While the other, Relativism, tells us that all points of view are equally valid, and all truth is relative to the individual.

Relativism approves that no system of truth is superior to another one, and that there is no objective standard of truth. It would, basically, deny that there is a God of absolute truth. The goal of relativism is to avoid the idea that there is actually right and wrong. The effect of this is that people will continue to sin against a Holy God without them knowing that they are really sinning. All of these being said, in relativism, we are tolerating what is evil. A dose of Personalism or human encounter or experience with the truthfulness of God will change our lives significantly.

To be righteous, not declared by self, we have to experience the grace of God. The Scripture clearly tells us that all men have fallen short of the glory of God. By admitting that we are a sinner followed by the acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Savior, we are saved and can see God face to face when we finally perish. In the aftermath, you will notice that there is no more condemnation and you are sinning less. The Holy Spirit is our conscience. By His work, we will never be the same again and we can say no to sin.