This student had a problem. On what basis could he decide that something was right or wrong? He had started the conversation by indicating that he wanted to write his own rules. He was told that if he wanted to write his own rules, then surely I could write my rules. He certainly agreed with this. If that was so, and I could convince enough people to agree with me that characters like him were dangerous, then why should we not eliminate him from society? He then started to say to me again, "Its not right its wrong its not right." If he had no basis in an absolute authority that sets the rules, it was really a battle of his opinion versus my opinion. Perhaps the strongest or the cleverest would win. He got the point.

Many people have the opinion that a homosexual lifestyle is wrong. However, if it is just an opinion, then surely the view that homosexuality is acceptable is just as valid as any other view. The point is, it is not a matter of ones opinion. It is really a matter of what does the One who is Creator, who owns us, give us as a basis for the principles governing this area of life? What does God say in His Word concerning this issue?

Christians have standards of right and wrong because they accept that there is a Creator, and as Creator, He has direct ownership over His creation. He owns us not only because He created us but because as the Scriptures say, "Know ye not that …ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price" (1 Cor. 6:19–20). God created everything; therefore, He has absolute authority. Because humans are created beings, they are under total obligation to the One who has absolute authority over them. Our absolute authority has a right to set the rules. It is in our own best interest to obey because He is Creator. Thus, what is right and what is wrong is not a matter of anyones opinion, but must be in accord with the principles found in the Word of God, who has authority over us. Just as a car designer provides a manual for correct maintenance of what he has designed and made, so too does our Creator supply His creation with all the instructions that are necessary to live a full, free, and abundant life. God has provided His set of instructions, not out of some spiteful or killjoy design, but because He loves us and knows what is best for us.