Our emotions reveal that we have convictions about what is right and wrong. If this were not the case, we would never feel frustrated, indignant, or even angry when we see or experience injustice. No one ever says, “That is not just! But don’t worry about it because my sense of right and wrong has no connection to an objective standard of justice. It’s just my own personal truth.”
But these ethical convictions we have, are they always right? Put another way, are our feelings accurate 100% of the time about what is right and wrong or are they sometimes unreliable?
My feelings are not 100% accurate about what is actually right and wrong
When we realize that our feelings are not a reliable guide to God's truth, that's not the end. It can be a very difficult internal battle. We may hear someone’s story of suffering an injustice for a sin they committed and empathetically excuse their sin. We may excuse...
My feelings are 100% accurate about what is actually right and wrong
I listened to the story of someone who was mistreated because they practiced something the bible says is sin. I had feelings of empathy, compassion, & even sorrow for them. I had feelings of indignation as I considered how they were treated unfairly. Other times,...