The Poison of Subjectivism

Subjectivism is the new trend for our culture. We think, "What's good for you, may not be good for me." And, the word true could easily be exchanged for the word good in this way. In essence, it is man's attempt to play God. Man decides at one point, that God is not doing a good enough job and so man will take on God's role, and do it better. Or, he loses at a point, sight of his own heart, and of who makes up the content of his heart, which is God and its contents is moral law. This is backed up by scriptures that say effectively, God has put his law in our hearts so that we cannot make excuses for our sin, and I hold that subjectivism is one of those sins. When we—and we all do, so it is not if but when intentionally—make our morals relative, we go against God's direct, innate law.

Lewis said that if we say, "Let us improve our morality" then "the fatal superstition that men created values, that a community can choose its "ideology" as men choose their clothes." Rules and Boundaries are lost to total chaos and ruin. I argue that God gives us boundaries out of love and preservation, not for humiliation or cruelty. As a father, he acknowledges that we are incapable of conquering sin every time we encounter it. Instead of condemning us for our weakness, he gives us safeguards for our hearts (Scripture) and in our hearts (the Holy Spirit). In fact, the Ten Commandments and other principles given in Scripture are not only values held in the hearts of Christians, but in many religions. That fact aloe gives significant insight into the law that God writes on the heart of every man.

Lastly, a complimentary point to my approval of rules and boundaries brings light to the completeness and timelessness of God's pursuit of our love. To clarify, God does not need our love, but he does want it. He is jealous for it and he wants it freely and totally. When we distort (or allow the devil to grasp a foothold then distort) we show God that we reject him. Thus, subjectivism is the rejection of God. And, breaking rules and boundaries does not change his love for us, but rather it changes our love for him, ourselves, and each other into something it should not. Ultimately, it is a matter of the heart that rears its ugly head in our social circles, political ventures, and spiritual pursuits.