How is it that defenders of rights can readily turn a deaf ear to things that are obviously wrong? We live in a schizophrenic society where double standards are the order of the day, but all too often, they exist unquestioned even by those who have the responsibility to uphold God’s standard of righteousness. Our current dilemma places us between the tensions of cultural degeneration and a politicized veneer of righteousness. This is the result of when the heart is driven by a passion that did not generate from God, and then attempts to reconcile those passions with what ought to be their passions. People live between the two polarized positions of what is and what ought to be. But if there is no struggle there, they try to make sense out of nonsense.
As a child, we are taught the difference between right and wrong, where ethical choices must be made and a line is drawn between civility and the uncivilized. Civil Rights are determined on the basis of civility and the pursuit of its establishment. There is no such thing as half right and half wrong—rightness and wrongness are absolutes. A woman cannot be half pregnant. She might not have delivered the child yet, but when the time comes, the outcome of her pregnancy will be apparent. Likewise, the seeds of ethical choices develop silently within society. However, there comes a time when those seeds germinate and produce fruit.
The sinner must be able to see a clear distinction between his humanity and his sin, but he should not be dehumanized because of the error of his ways. He has become the product of his fallen race. As the John, the Evangelist wrote, “The whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one” (1 John 5:19). Unfortunately, the term “human rights,” has become a misnomer. All things of importance to those whose lives have taken a departure from God’s original intent can be placed under its category. First, there has to be an understanding as to what it means to be human. Whoever received the breath of God within him is human. Yet, that breath was received to give expression to His will, and only then will our being express our humanity.
Today, the fruit of man’s misdoings is producing a harvest. The chaos and challenges of our day are not mere happenstances, but are the alarm clock and siren sounds of warning. Unless we rethink the course of our collective lives and take personal responsibility for our contribution to the demise occurring within society, we will experience the worse rather than the better. It is not what we think or feel about a matter, but rather, what God says about it that holds more importance? He alone is absolute Truth, and our position is to align ourselves with what He knows and reveals to us of Himself. God breathed His breath into man, and man became a living being. He breathes His Spirit-life into those who receive and trust in Him so that those who are made alive in Him can give full expression to life.