Us Darn Christians Are So Closed Minded

I was thinking about going and finding an old editorial I wrote for the school newspaper several years back so I could be lazy and not post anything new, but this issue has been gnawing at my brain for awhile, so I will attempt to briefly disect it.

In today's culture it is very apparent that one of the worst "burns" out there is to be called closed minded. Want to win an argument? Beat your opponent over the head by calling them close minded. Every single onlooker will gasp in awe at how dumb your opponent is for being so ignorant to your point of view.

But honestly, if you call someone closed minded because he refuses to see things the way do, aren't you doing the same thing? Are you trying to see his view, or are you just trying to get your shots in while you can because you're upset at being "offended"? See, the thing is, if you weren't being ignorant in the first place, you'd have no reason to call someone else closed minded. So, what we have here is a fine and dandy example of the pot calling the kettle black.

Let's extend this into the land of Christendom. Christians are some of the biggest goats out there for receiving the "closed minded" label. We are considered closed minded and ignorant because we stand for truth. Not just a truth, but THE Truth. And this truth is offensive to some. Christ told us to expect to be rebuked (Luke 6:22) for His sake. So while we shouldn't be suprised when those who disagree with us resort to labeling us closed minded, the irony is that it is those who disagree with the truth of The Bible that are closed minded and ignorant.

While the humanist may claim to be objective, how can one really be objective when they are relying on false truth to "objectively" observe the world? The honest truth is, there is no objectivity outside of God's truth; none whatsoever. So, we should never fear that oh so scary (not really) label of being ignorant or closed minded because we can be assured in our knowledge that the truth of Christ gives us the only true objectivity that exists.

"Objectivity's the myth of plenty who doubt His truth within their soul" - Five Iron Frenzy