Secular humanism is a way of thought that places utmost importance on the human being over the divine. In secular humanism you hear a lot about “my truth”, “my path”, and “my way.” It has promised us peace because no longer would we be oppressed by anyone else’s views. It has promised us joy because no longer would we be restricted by the antiquated commands of the divine. It has promised us unity because everyone would be free to believe what they want to believe.
I think it is safe to say that secular humanism fails to deliver on any of those promises.
It has failed to deliver us peace with others. It turns out that we are not very good at being God. Typically our pride takes over and we demand that everyone listen to us and think our way.
It has failed to deliver us joy. If anything we are more anxious and afraid. While some of God’s views may seem antiquated to us, many are discovering that God knew what He was talking about the whole time. In addition to that, God does so much more then just deliver commands. Through His Spirit He brings us joy, hope, and peace in Him. He is leading us to life. Remove God and replace Him with human beings and you are left without so many good things.
It has failed to bring unity. We like to think that we stay in our own lane, but the truth is we believe we are right and are offended when others don’t believe what we believe. This has led us into a deep and at times dark disunity.
We need a path to lead us the right direction.
We need a light to illuminate the darkness.
We need a truth to build our life on.
We need a shepherd to help protect us.
We need Jesus.
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