We live in a post-modern era where “relativism” is the “Holy Grail” of our institutions of higher learning and even most American churches. In other words...there are no “absolutes”...no inarguable standards of moral, ethical, or even “scientific” thought. Students at most of our major universities and many church goers will hear this mantra:

“So let's stop pretending we know what truth is. I should not pretend that all that is true for me is true for you. We should not pretend that all that is true for our species is true for other species. We should not pretend that all that is true on this planet is true on all planets, or that all that is true at our scale is true at all scales. There are multiple truths.” (Urban Dictionary)

This is the world in which we live. Becoming a born again Christian requires a confrontation with the “absolute” “incontrovertible” standard of God's righteousness; and repentance realizing we don't meet that absolute standard. The gospel message is a hard sell. The gospel has always been a “hard sell” at this point, but it seems even more so as we enter these end times. The Apostle Paul predicted an increasing “relativism:”

3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God's truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold, 4 and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable]. (2 Timothy 4:3-4 AMP)

Indeed, the gospel is a “hard sell” to our “relativistic,” “amoral,” culture, but we cannot use that as an excuse not to proclaim the truth of the gospel. Regardless of the culture in which we live, there is supernatural power in the truth of the gospel. As we proclaim the gospel to a relativistic world, it is the supernatural intervention by the Holy Spirit that breaks through the relativism of the hearer so they will realize the truth of God. Our job is to proclaim the gospel. It's the job of the Spirit to convict and convince. My prayer for you and me this day is this: Lord, we are so often intimidated by the difficulty of proclaiming Your truth in our a truth culture. Remind us often that Your truth has power that overcomes any culture.

14 I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish. 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:14,16 LSB)

Walk with the King today and be a blessing.