In last Sunday's sermon, I quoted Dr. Albert Mohler (President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) in his description of this postmodern era as "the age of no truth." While that certainly sums up the spirit of relativism that pervades our culture, it is refreshing to see some exceptions. I came across a couple of them recently.
One has to do with Miss California, Carrie Prejean. When asked during the Miss USA pageant about her stance on same-sex marriage, Miss Prejean responded, "... I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman." Many believe that this answer cost Prejean the pageant. Still, Miss California stood by her answer, saying, "It's not about being politically correct. For me it was being biblically correct."
The second instance has to do with former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, who currently has his own Fox News television show. In one segment of his recent interview with World magazine, Huckabee was asked various questions regarding the political tactics of Christian conservatives. (Huckabee himself is an ordained Southern Baptist preacher who pastored for 12 years before beginning his political career.) When asked, "How do you break out of the Christian 'box'?", Huckabee responded,
I don't want to break out of the box if that means people think I'm somehow abandoning my faith. If my faith is the reason people say, "I'm not going to vote for him," then good, don't vote for me, because I'm not going to abandon who I am to get your vote. . . . When I was governor people asked me, "Is it hard being a Christian?" and I said, "No, it's actually easier. I don't have to wake up every day and decide what I'm going to believe today." If I get defeated, I get defeated. that's part of the deal. I'd rather be defeated and go to my grave with some sense of consistency of conviction than that I had to win every last office in America including the presidency but had to sell my soul to do it.
Now I don't know Mike Huckabee or Carrie Prejean well enough (personally or otherwise) to affirm the validity of their faith or the consistency of their Christian walk. But at least in terms of their words, they are spot-on. Believers in Jesus Christ and biblical inerrancy, whose convictions arise from Scripture's teaching, don't have to play the guessing game when it comes to their stance on moral issues. "What saith the Scripture?" serves as our credo. The Lord Himself becomes our confidence and keeps our foot from getting caught (Prov. 3:26).
In an age of no truth, it's refreshing to see those who still stand up and affirm the Truth. I pray that I will be one of them till the day I die. I want to hear my Savior say, "Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your Master!"