I’ve read hundreds of pages on post-modernism but I must
admit that I’m still having trouble grasping it (It’s kind of like trying to
grasp Jell-O)!
As I understand it, according to post-modernism there are no
absolute rights or wrongs. You have your views and I have mine, and we should
all respect each other’s views. To say your view is wrong is no more valid than
saying your preference for the color blue is wrong.
It is this kind of thinking that led almost half of
post-modern “Christians” to respond to a recent survey saying that evangelism
is wrong. They don’t want to impose their views on anyone else because all
views are valid (But how can evangelism be “wrong” if all views are valid?).
So if post-moderns really believe we shouldn’t judge other
people’s views, why do so many post-moderns seem to have an almost irrational
hatred for Donald Trump? Under post-modern thinking, don’t his views deserve to
be respected or at least tolerated like anyone else’s? This is not political
statement about Donald Trump—My only point is that many post-modernists seem to
only want tolerance for views which are not objectionable to them! It seems to
me that this inconsistency significantly undermines post-modernism.
Contrary to post-modernism, Jesus and the writers of the New
Testament were very clear in affirming that there is truth and there is
error. To cite just one of many examples, Paul did not tell the people
of Lystra that he respected their religion and just wanted to share his views
too. Referring to their religious idols, Paul said the people of Lystra should
“turn from these worthless things to the living God” (Acts 14:15). Paul was
convinced of the truth of his position and the error of theirs.
Proclamation of the truth of the Gospel is what the Great Commission is all about. For professing "Christians" to say that evangelism is wrong is an indication that they have been blinded by their post-modern culture.
