Richard Hollerman

Today we have learned that a “Right” is the acceptance of another person’s moral and immoral stance. Thus, we often hear or read of a person’s “right” to an immoral relationship. Or a person may think that he has a “right” to many things that God would not approve of. In other words, no person’s “right” may actually be “wrong” in many ways—according to these detractors. However, an unacceptable practice or activity may be wrong from God’s perspective even if we consider it right!

We hear or a woman’s “right” to kill her child when we know (from God’s perspective) a woman has no “right” to murder her baby. God has not given a woman or anyone else to kill a child. Or we may hear of a man’s “right” to speed his car in a “No speeding” zone. Again, the person may presume that he or he has a “right” to do wrong, but it still is wrong. It is not a “right” that God gives. The legal view is that we must always to the right regardless of what anyone else may think.

Let’s go on. A student has no right to do wrong, on a test. Why? Because it is wrong and will be plainly wrong regardless of how often we may think that it is right! Or a man or woman may think that it is a “right” to homosexuality, to be a bisexual, to be a transsexual, to commit adultery. But in such cases, even though the person may claim to have a “right” to commit such acts, it still is wrong, purely wrong and sinful!

What the person wants to do or thinks that he should do is still wrong and will remain wrong, regardless of how much we wish to change this. Yes, the person may think it is good and right but it may be unlawful, immoral, or wrong for such action. Did God say that such sins are wrong and immoral? This should settle the matter for one who values true and earnestly desires to please the God of truth.

Thus, it is easy to see that what is wrong may be considered a “right” in some cases. It may actually be wrong and not right! The world may consider something to be a “right” when it actually may not be right. It may be wrong!

I suppose that one reason is that we are using “right” in two different senses. On the one hand, a “right” may not be a right. On the other hand, the given action or act may not be “right” for it is wrong and sinful. Isn’t this so?

For example, abortion or the killing or murder of a baby may be considered a “right” in America (not so in many other countries), but we know that this killing is not at all permissible or good from God’s standpoint. Only under special cases, does God give the right to kill another (Genesis 9), for otherwise the modern notion that we can willfully kill an offspring if it causes an inconvenient situation, may be right—from the standpoint of society. So says the modern but wrong reasoning of millions.

It is better to consider a “right” only what God does. After all, He is Creator and He is the Giver of life and death. So whether we are speaking of killing a baby, or maiming another person, or cheating on a test, or speeding on the highway, or committing an act that may be immoral, or transgender, or a sodomite, still it is wrong and sinful. Regardless of what you or I may think. Isn’t this true?

I think that this discussion on “rights” should make certain things clear. Is a given action or thought “right” and does a person have the “right” to do this? Is it not only a Right but also one that God gives? When someone says (wrongfully) that a given action or thought or word is a “right” we know that it is only a “right” if God gives this as a “right.” Anything else makes it a “wrong” that must be reckoned with.