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The hypocrisy of Relativism


The Gospel is a very narrow message. In fact, Jesus even said the very words "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." (Matthew 7:13-14, emphasis mine). If you're looking for an all inclusive religion in which most, if not all people are said to be likely to get to Heaven, Christianity is not it.


But we live in a culture where that's a very offensive message. We live in a world in which tolerance is seen as such a virtue, it actually becomes very intolerant. "We cannot tolerate the Christian view, because we must tolerate all views."


Do we not see the contradiction? Is it not the ultimate hypocrisy to shout down the truth because it fails to tolerate lies? Let's be honest: The reason people do not tolerate the Gospel is the very reason we all need the Gospel. As a species, we are in constant rebellion to God. Those who preach tolerance are not actually looking for tolerance. In fact, tolerance is what they already receive, at least from Christians. Using this article as an example, what's the absolute worst that can happen? It isn't carrying a virus. I haven't got it rigged to explode in your face. I'm not on my way to your house with a baseball bat ready to smash your legs if you don't accept Jesus. The Gospel, ultimately, is just words. Meaningful words, yes, but words nonetheless. They can't hurt you, they can't affect your life in any way (unless you have the good sense to apply them), they're not even intentionally offensive. And even if they were, you can generally stop reading/listening whenever you want. Turn the TV off, scroll through your news feed, hide the post, block those who try to preach to you, put the tract in the bin (seriously, please do that, there are so many stories of tracts just finding the right person at the right time, so it's better than just hoarding it). So why the offence?

I once heard a story on Youtube. Some boys decided to go "skinny dipping". They felt no shame at first. However, the coastguard showed up and shone a spotlight on them. The "fun" was over, the boys were humiliated, and the boys never did it again. Just like the story of the boys, the Bible tells us that men love darkness. We love doing evil things when we think we won't get caught, or when we're among other people who do the same things, but the moment that spotlight is shone on us, we start feeling very uncomfortable. And no one likes that uncomfortable feeling. And so there are two responses. The first is to react negatively. We can reject the Gospel, aggressively if "necessary", and continue trying to do the evil things in the "comfort" of relative ignorance.


But the second is far wiser. The discomfort exists for a reason. We are sinners, and the things we do in the dark will be brought to the light eventually. God is coming in judgement, and He won't show mercy to the impenitent. Christians are mere messengers. We have a narrow message, yes, but we are not its enforcers. God will enforce His own message. The ironic thing is, our message is all inclusive. God wants everyone to be saved. He doesn't love some people more and some people less. The message is about a gate. A narrow gate, yes, but an open one. On one side, Jesus calls. On the other side, there are people doomed to destruction. Those who accept Jesus' call will walk through the gate, even if it is a tight squeeze. These will inherit eternal life. The rest? Eventually the gate will close, never to re-open. Don't get caught on the wrong side.

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