The Living Waters Podcast Borrowing from the Christian Worldview. Everything We Do Is Built on Faith. – Highlight Episode 358
Sep 30, 2025
The discussion dives into the tension between humanism and Christianity, highlighting how humanism distorts principles like equality and justice without divine authority. The hosts warn of the destructive history when attempts to create utopias ignore God. They reveal how even conservatism can slip into humanism, especially when focused on politics over faith. Emphasizing that faith is foundational to life, they encourage believers to ground themselves in scripture and embrace the true freedom found in surrendering to Christ.
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Humanism Seeks A Godless Utopia
- Secular humanism seeks a utopia by removing religious constraints and trusting human potential.
- Without a transcendent moral standard, its claims of equality and justice become unstable.
Redefining Worth Has Deadly Consequences
- Secular thinkers can redefine moral worth to exclude vulnerable people like disabled infants.
- Such redefinitions show how humanism can lead to dangerous moral conclusions without absolute standards.
Absence Of Absolute Morality Enables Atrocities
- When absolute moral standards are rejected, historical atrocities follow as consistent outcomes.
- Ray links dictators' actions to living out a worldview that denies transcendent morality.