The Myth of Moral Relativism

Some people claim they don't believe in objective rules of right and wrong--until you steal their wallet. Today, R.C. Sproul reveals the real reason why people try, and fail, to be moral relativists.

In a relativistic culture, nobody is a consistent relativist. There are no absolutes except the absolute that there’s absolutely no absolutes. That is a self-defeating statement. People say they don’t believe in any ultimate rules of right and wrong until you steal their property. The moment you take their private property, they’re jumping up and down saying, “That’s not fair. That’s not right.” Now, the myth of moral relativism is modern man’s attempt to create an ethical license for sin. To call evil good and good evil. But of course, if there is no God, there is no good, there is no evil.