Recent research from the Barna Group reveals that many American adults admit they are uncertain about how to determine right from wrong. Is truth relative or is it absolute? According to 57% of American adults, knowing what is right or wrong is a matter of personal experience. Seventy-four percent of Millennials (born 1984-2002) agree strongly or somewhat with the statement, Whatever is right for your life or works best for you is the only truth you can know, compared to only 38 percent of Elders (born 1945 or earlier). A sizable number of Americans see morality as a matter of cultural consensus. Sixty-five percent of all American adults agree either strongly or somewhat that every culture must determine what is acceptable morality for its people. Millennials are more likely to strongly agree with this view than Elders, Boomers (born 1946-1964) or Gen-Xers (born 1965-1983). Notice how conflicted and confused people are in this nation: While most American adults agree that culture plays some role in establishing moral norms, 59% also agree the Bible provides us with absolute moral truths which are the same for all people in all situations, without exception. In Deuteronomy 12:8, God emphasizes that He expects rejection of their worldly ways: The context there is God's command to do exactly as He says. In a word, obedience. Two-thirds of American adults either believe moral truth is relative to circumstances or have not given it much thought. About one-third, on the other hand, believes moral truth is absolute. Half of Millennials are more likely than other age cohorts to say moral truth is relative. Boomers are most likely to say moral truth is absolute, while Elders are more likely than other age groups to admit they have never thought about it. Americans are both concerned about the nation's moral condition and confused about morality itself. As Christian moral norms are discarded, what, if anything, is taking their place? Barna's research reveals the degree to which Americans pledge allegiance to the morality of self-fulfillment, a new moral code that, as David Kinnaman, President of Barna argues, has all but replaced Christianity as the culture's moral norm. The highest good, according to our society, is 'finding yourself' and then living by 'what's right for you,' says David Kinnaman, in his book, Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme. Mainstream Christianity actually worships a false Christ, yet the real One is unknown to them today. When God is thought of as being abstract with NO absolutes, the reason for worshipping Him is destroyed. When there are no absolutes, there are no guarantees of salvation and eternal life. Everyone on earth has been given the knowledge that there is a God who made all human beings. But from Adam on down through the history of mankind to today, the knowledge of the one true God has been superseded by a plethora of false gods, as most people do what is right in their own eyes. The number one god today in society is the human themselves. Humanism is their religion The effect of moral and religious relativity today has reduced the absolutes of the salvation provided by God through Jesus Christ to a degradation of and even an eradication of Christ's saving power. Relativism is a tool of satan used to distort revelation and separate God from His people by the misinterpretation and misapplication of biblical laws, statutes, and principles; and changing them into forms and theologies that are seemingly not offensive. This results in the erosion of morality, ethics, and spiritual standards. The apostle Paul says that the natural mind cannot understand the things of the Spirit, but rejects them. God's absolute truth seems foolish to it. After 11 verses describing the terrible state of the fool, this verse becomes a forceful punch line: Even more hopeless than the situation of the fool is the situation of the stubbornly unteachable person, who is wise in his own

The agnostic and atheist Nones face a significant challenge in establishing a foundation for their logic and civic conduct without a moral standard like the 10 Commandments, which have historically guided this nation. These commandments, authored by the Creator God, represent a code of moral behavior that many founders of the nation endorsed and submitted to. Morality involves the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character, conforming to standards of right and just behavior. Without a higher moral authority, atheists cannot account for any morality beyond the individual, leading to a belief that each person is their own standard. Consequently, they struggle to argue against acts such as murder, genocide, rape, theft, or lying, and cannot identify the moral weight of coveting or principles like doing unto others as you would have them do unto you, or loving your enemies. Without acknowledging God, their assumptions leave no basis to prove any act is absolutely wrong, whether it be abortion, extreme violence, or other immoral behaviors. In this view, morality in the United States is devolving into a matter of popular vote, where the concept with the most support establishes the moral standard, often sidelining true morality.

Within certain teachings, abortion is not an isolated issue but is integrated into a broader liberal theology that rejects the concept of moral absolutes. This theology prioritizes moral relativism, significantly obscuring the link between cause and effect in social matters. Such a perspective allows individuals to evade the moral implications of their actions, particularly when they view the embryo or fetus as non-human until birth, thus relieving themselves of the responsibilities that come with birth. God's laws, however, encompass both positive and negative dimensions, not only prohibiting actions like murder but also mandating the protection and enhancement of life. Abortion, in this context, is seen as the destruction of unborn life, contradicting the sanctity of life and the clear, unbroken connection between conception and birth as a human child.

We must develop and build appropriate moral and ethical convictions. What do we allow ourselves to do? What has shaped our standards and morals, our values? Where do we get our moral foundation? There are proper definitions for the terms right and wrong, sin and righteousness, and they are found in the Word of God, the Holy Bible. Our studying, meditating, and drinking in of the Word of God will provide us with a right moral and cultural foundation on which to build our spiritual lives. Moral and ethical convictions will never bring universal approval. Those who accept a moral code derived from the Holy Bible will find themselves opposed by many, but we should not worry ourselves with what people think, but rather what God, our Creator, thinks. We must stand up for what we believe. We live in a politically correct world. Not wanting to seem unwise, the vast majority of people go along with it; few ever actually think for themselves and question the prevailing wisdom of the age. As the apostle Paul writes in Romans 1:22, Professing to be wise, they became fools. This is certainly the culture that we live in, where the wise are proving themselves to be very foolish. In I Timothy 6:20-21, Paul admonishes the young evangelist Timothy to stand firm to the doctrine that he had given him. O Timothy, guard and keep the deposit entrusted to you! Turn away from the irreverent babble and godless chatter, with the vain and empty and worldly phrases, and the subtleties and the contradictions in what is falsely called knowledge and spiritual illumination. For by making such profession some have erred (missed the mark) as regards the faith. Guard the deposit, the sound doctrine, the revelation of Jesus Christ! We cannot be caught up in the culture of today. The Bible, the very Word of God, must be our culture. We must eat it, drink it, and live it! Remember the adage, If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. The courage to stand up for what is right may cause us to lose friends in this world, but actually doing what is right will reap valuable returns in our character over the course of this life and into eternity.

Liberals are far more likely than conservatives to be irreligious, atheistic, agnostic, and non-Bible believers. This outlook leads them to reject absolute moral and spiritual laws. They therefore conclude that good and evil do not exist as objective realities. To them every moral choice holds equal value and merely leads in a different direction whose outcome is neither good nor evil. This stance enables strong support for practices such as abortion, homosexuality, lesbianism, and gay marriage, which are viewed simply as alternative lifestyles. Modern liberals function as ultimate pragmatists who follow no fixed principle and select whatever course appears to accomplish an immediate goal. They lack any anchor for distinguishing right from wrong and therefore tend to choose the wrong course regardless of circumstances.