DAY 10: DO RIGHT AND WRONG REALLY EXIST? As a former follower of the New Age movement, I had not believed in absolute truth; instead, I accepted the false teaching of “moral relativism” that says no one can tell me about truth because I get to make up my own truth—deciding right from wrong for myself. In other words, whatever is true for me is right for me, and what is true for you is right for you. Back then I felt everyone must accept my decisions, back off, and not tell me what to do since I get to decide everything in and about my life. But I was never challenged with the simple fact that there is right and wrong, something we instinctively know from birth, and it is further ingrained in us by family and society. Romans 2 talks about the universal moral law given to each of us by our Creator. An easy way to demonstrate this and witness to a New Ager who is hooked on relativism is this simple analogy: Ask a person to give you their wallet or purse so you can demonstrate relativism. Then grab it and literally walk away. And I mean walk. Don't turn around. Just keep walking away, because 100% of the time they will say:; “Hey, stop!” You: “Why?” Them: “You've got my wallet.” You: “So?” Them: “Give it back!” You: “No.” They’ll say something like, “That’s not right.” And you say, “Hey, in my world I just determined it was right.” Them: “But you can’t do that.” You: “What gives you the right to say it isn’t right?” They will slowly figure out you are right. The Bible says it is inherently wrong to steal or murder, and God wrote His law in our hearts. Paul said that leaves us no excuse. We all inherently know right from wrong, so we don’t decide it for ourselves. Hopefully, our wallet-snatching victim will make the next logical conclusion, which is this: “Wait a second. That's a universal moral law. Where did that come from? It must be from the universal-moral-law giver. And I've broken that law—SO I NEED A SAVIOR.”