Let's Go Back to the Bible

“We rationalize and justify every aberrant behavior”

It was back in 1998, but the words ring as true today and almost eerily true.  Dr. Norman Geisler and Frank Turek co-authored a book entitled, Legislating Morality (which I think has been revised since then).  Think about this sentence:  “We’re living in a society in which people feel no obligation to control their own actions.  Instead, we rationalize and justify every aberrant behavior under the umbrella of freedom granted by the First Amendment, never admitting that freedom without reasonable and responsible limits destroys individual lives and ultimately destroys the fabric of a civilized society.”  Wow!  Did they nail it or what!

We do this in every part of our lives – trying to rationalize and justify every possible behavior.  But we are not alone.  We can read of characters in the Bible who also tried (unsuccessfully, I might add) to rationalize and justify behaviors that were clearly in violation of the will of God.

When it comes to righteousness and godly values, let us never rationalize away from them!