Morality

From The Last Adam: Enhanced DVD Edition

Man Basically Good?

The question of whether man is inherently “good” or “evil” has inspired many poets and philosophers to produce a plethora of theater plays, poems, and tales. Human nature is by no means described by the Bible as good.

Good Without God?

Atheists tell us that we should be good for goodness sake, that people can be good without God. But they don’t tell us how they know or how they measure what is “good.”

Evolution and Morality

Many evolutionists are quite clear that evolution does not provide a basis for morality. If evolution is true, then there can be no universal moral code that all people should adhere to.

God’s Unchanging Standard of Morality

God’s moral standard flows from His unchanging nature. Because God’s nature is perfect and holy, He cannot sin, so His standard is objective. It is impossible for God to contradict Himself or act inconsistently with His own nature.

Articles About Morality

• If God Doesn’t Matter to Him, Do You?

  There are consequences to the unquestioned evolutionary belief of humans as mere products of survival of the fittest, rather than beings made in God’s image.

• We Make the Rules Now?

  “We are responsible to nothing outside ourselves, for we are the kingdom, the power, and the glory for ever and ever.”

• Just Be Good for Goodness’ Sake: Is Being Good Good Enough?

  Why should we be good? Without God, is there any reason why anyone should be good? And who defines what is right or good, anyway?

• In-Depth Article

  Why Creation (Really) Matters for Thinking About Ethics

  

  Aug. 28, 2024 from Answers in Depth

  What if in Scripture, the answers we need for ethically navigating the biotechnological revolution have been available all along?

• Technical In-Depth Article

  When Health Care Becomes Homicide

  

  July 13, 2024 from Answers in Depth

  Thinking Biblically About Assisted Death

• Magazine Article

  Transgender Identity—Wishing Away God’s Design

  

  June 2, 2024 from Answers Magazine

  Genesis 1:27 says God made them “male and female.” People can’t wish away this fundamental physical reality—and that’s a good thing.

• Is There a Secular Foundation for Morality?

  

  July 14, 2023 from Answers in Depth

  Only God’s Word supplies a coherent basis for knowing, practicing, and upholding objective morals.

• Magazine Department Article

  Don’t Just Change the Tire

  

  July 1, 2023 from Answers Magazine

  Our culture says, “Be kind.” But what does God’s Word say about true kindness?

• In-Depth Article

  The Evolution of Morality

  

  Feb. 19, 2021 from Answers in Depth

  Darwin’s failed attempt to explain the origin of morality ultimately led to millions of deaths in the 20th century as he rejected the true source for morality in God

• Magazine Department Article

  Can We Be Good Without God?

  

  March 1, 2020 from Answers Magazine

  People can still do good works even if they refuse to acknowledge God. But can a person be perfectly good?

• Is Morality Determined by Its Popularity?

  

  Oct. 13, 2017

  A new study revealed that “our view of what is morally right or wrong is shaped by how widespread a particular behavior is.”

• Exposing the Connection: How Evolution Impacts Morality

  

  July 9, 2017 from Letter from Ken

  Over the decades, evolutionists have often mocked me for tying evolution to morality. They claim that evolution has to do with “science,” not morality.

• Sexual Immorality Increasingly Acceptable—Unless It’s Adultery

  

  May 27, 2017

  A recent Gallup poll, taken annually since 2001, asked Americans to “rate whether different practices are morally acceptable or morally wrong.”

• Study: Generational Gap in Determining Morality

  

  May 24, 2017

  How do you determine right from wrong? A new study by Lifeway Research reports how Americans of varying ages determine morality.

• Prescription for Morality?

  

  Feb. 7, 2017

  We often take pills to feel healthier, to ease pain, or to relieve symptoms, but what if you could take a pill to become a more moral you?

• A Tangled Web: The Science of Lying Agrees with God’s Word

  

  Dec. 21, 2016

  True to the old saying, one lie becomes two, which can spiral into a web of deceit. New research shows the more we lie, the easier it is to continue lying.

• Magazine Article

  Atheists Agree: Truth Is a Moral Issue

  

  Oct. 14, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Even atheists admit that people who err about origins aren’t necessarily “ignorant, stupid, or insane.” There is a fourth option.

• Do Secularists Have a Foundation for Morality?

  

  July 12, 2016

  God, the Creator, has given us the Bible—His revealed Word, which clearly lays out what is morally acceptable and what is not.

• Which Came First: Knowledge of God or Morality? (Or Both?)

  April 26, 2016

  Man’s sense of the supernatural and morality, coupled with the fact that there is organized religion, all point to something special about humankind.

• Study Asks, “Does Morality Decline Without Religion?”

  Feb. 3, 2016

  Morality in the secular worldview changes with each generation, but Christians have an unchanging standard and can consistently call actions right or wrong.

• How the Gospel, Not Evolution, Can Solve Society’s Problems

  

  Nov. 14, 2015 from Countering the Culture

  Evolutionists are correct in one thing: understanding where people came from is essential to understanding morality and answering the problems in our society.

• Magazine Department Article

  Designed for Purity

  April 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

  Teens need a fresh approach to sexual purity.

• Magazine Department Article

  Should We Legislate Morality?

  July 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

  What is the best way to promote God’s role for government and other authority?

• Graffiti Alley and the Decay of the West

  July 1, 2013 from A Tour of the Creation Museum Series

  Graffiti Alley provides a glimpse of what happens when we reject God’s clear, objective account of His creation—a creation that is ultimately composed and sustained by the word of God.

• Where Did Morality Come From?

  April 13, 2013 from News to Know

  Never take your theology from a chimp.

• Explain and Eradicate Evil through Evolution?

  Nov. 17, 2012 from News to Know

  Can we explain and eradicate evil through evolution?

• Book Chapter

  2.9 Human Behavior (OB9)

  Aug. 2, 2012 from Did God Use Evolution?

  Human nature is by no means described by the Bible as good. A clear picture of God’s diagnosis of man’s condition emerges from only a few passages.

• Morality—the Secular Response?

  July 30, 2012

  Morality has always been a problem for secular humanism and its various forms. In recent times some have tried to address this major problem, but their attempts fail miserably.

• Magazine Department Article

  Riotous Living

  Jan. 1, 2012 from Answers Magazine

  Why would civilized people suddenly resort to the sort of violent anarchy that swept across England last summer?

• Good Gossip?

  June 4, 2011 from News to Know

  Good gossip?!

• Feedback Article

  The Source of Moral Absolutes

  May 13, 2011 from Feedback

  Is morality based on God’s personal preferences? What is the source of moral absolutes? Darius and Karin Viet explain.

• Feedback Article

  A Happy Medium?

  Feb. 4, 2011 from Feedback

  Can a person accept the “morals” of the Bible without accepting the Bible as authoritative? David Wright, AiG–U.S., explains why morality depends on the absolute truth of Scripture.

• Magazine Article

  One Nation Over God

  

  July 4, 2010 from Answers Magazine

  The Bible is the only source to properly understand our need for government and its real nature.

• Magazine Department Article

  An Agony to Read

  July 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine

  Biblical Christianity and Darwinian evolution are incompatible both scientifically and morally.

• Feedback Article

  Do We Want to “Eliminate” Other Beliefs?

  June 18, 2010 from Feedback

  One disgruntled reader accuses Answers in Genesis of seeking to squelch other beliefs to force our morality on people, but as Mark Looy, AiG–U.S., shows, our goal is for others to find true freedom.

• Human Morality a Product of Evolution?

  May 22, 2010

  Is human morality a product of evolution? It seems that priest-turned-evolutionary scientist Francisco Ayala presumes the answer is “yes.”

• Magnets Scramble Ability to Make Moral Judgements

  April 3, 2010 from News to Know

  If a magnet can scramble one’s ability to make sound moral judgments, does that imply morality is all in our minds?