The arguments introduced above are grounded in the following premises. There is a God who exercises sovereignty over the human family. He has revealed his will to man in that series of documents called the Bible. Those inspired pieces of literature contain the principles by which the morality of human actions are to be either approved or condemned. If one does not accept the proposition that a Supreme Moral Being has regulated human conduct, and that He revealed the code for such in an objective body of revelation, he is without a precise moral compass.
Life becomes a cheap, expendable commodity.
Indeed, human existence degenerates into a nightmare of unimaginable proportions. Comment on this article. For our article usage policy, please see this Copyright Notice . This story was originally published on April 30, 2001. The Christian Courier is a monthly journal of biblical studies.