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Secularism Denies the Reality of Sin and Evil

Pamela Haynes

Regent University

GENE 101

Professor Michael Ferber

May 29, 2010

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Secularism Denies the Reality of Sin and Evil

Secularism, which denies the reality of an immanent God who created and controls reality by

law, does not acknowledge the reality of sin and evil as distortions of, or transgressions against such

law. Today's contemporary therapeutic culture tends to mask the vality of sin and evil and certainly

fails to take into consideration the consequences of such deniel.

What is the Therapeutic Culture?

“The enlightenment (therapeutic culture) replaced the idea of sin, which is deemed to be an

offence against God.” (Frank Furedi, 2002) “The therapeutic imperative alters the concept not only of

sin but also of virtue.” (Frank Furedi, 2002) Today's contemporary society has nulified the results of

“human rebellion against God ” (lecture 3 Ferber), therefore, the consequences of that deniel seem

mystical. Society (and most humans in general) tends to gravitate to what they can see. In the biblical

account of Thomas in John 20:25, he said, "Unless I see the nail marks in his [Jesus] hands and put my

finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."

Is Sin and Evil Real?

“Wherefore, as by one man [Adam and Eve] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and

so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12 KJV ) All of us carry a sin

nature within us. Our choices are to either obey the spirit of God that also dwells within us that will

lead us to conform to the righteouness of God or disobey his commandments which will lead to a

spiritual and physical death outside of God's will for our lives.
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Denial Made Plain

There is a quote that reads, “one of the biggest lies that Satan tells us is that he does not

exist.” (author unknown) In my opinion, this statement sums up the argument. Secular society

usually only requires reasonable doubt in order to form a fundamentally flawed view of just about

anything. A society that can “understand that the way things are, are not the way things were meant

to be,” (Walsh & Middleton) can globally transform that society generationally.
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Resources

Furedi, Frank (Jan. 12,2002), Spectator, 288,9049,p.16(2) Academic One File

Walsh, Brian; Middleton, J. Richard, The Transforming Vision: Shaping a Christian World View (1984)

King James Version, Bible