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First and foremost, I really enjoyed reading your post! It is nice to read someone else’s understanding and compare it to your own.
At the time that I completed my discussion, I did not have a clear understanding of the two: relativism and absolutism. I had found a few dozen articles that all just seemed to really contradict one another, which ultimately gave me a hard time when it came to truly understanding the difference of the relativism and absolutism. The articles I found typically gave
an opinion as to one or the other rather than factual information. I, personally, comprehend a topic easier when there is a single definition or a base understanding of the topic. As so, I stated that I believed Christian Ethics is absolutism but leaned more towards relativism. After doing a bit more research, I have to say that I agree with you as Christian Ethics is absolutism but has a slight touch of relativism. I kept confusing the two, but this is what I meant. I believe that your examples of the scripture to prove as to why, are spot on! However, I think the main reason that we feel this way has been overlooked. God sacrificed himself for the sins that he knew we would commit. [He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness.] (1 Peter 2:24) If everything was extremely cut and dry as morally good or morally evil, as absolutism says, then why does God allow us to repent and be washed of our sins? My understanding of relativism is that: Relativism is the belief that there is no moral absolute or moral truth actions. Relativism is a more subjective belief as to an individual and their own preference or a belief that is more relatable to their social preferences, whether it be political, cultural, or within their community. There are no actions that are considered right or wrong. Actions are also not considered as good or evil. While you stated, “People are supported in having their own truths”, I must partially disagree with this statement. As in relativism, everyone
has the same view and there is never any disagreement.
I interpreted ethical relativism as the belief that there are no absolutes, no moral wrongs, and no moral rights. In simpler terms, there is a lack of morals in ethical relativism. Their beliefs do not depend upon morals but rather what their culture or society believes to be true. The book Talking
About Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Morale Dilemmas
states: “The most prominent form of special revelation in the Christian tradition is the Bible. The Bible contains many moral commands, prohibitions, principles, and examples. It is a very rich resource for Christian ethics.”
(Jones, 2021) And so, I don’t think there is room for ethical relativism in the aspects of Christian ethics as Christians are strong believers in moral absolutes. The Bible, as to Christians, were the moral and ethical guidelines given by God. All in all, I agree with your statement that they are quite opposite. Saxon, Michael S., Mark J. Jones, and David L. Farnham. “Chapter 1.” Essay. In Talking About Ethics: A Conversational Approach to Moral Dilemmas
, Page 19. Kregel Inc., 2021.
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