For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. Wherefore, man could not act for himself, save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other. 2 Nephi 1:81,100
The predominant attitude in the world is that there are no absolutes, that everything is a matter of opinion. Perhaps in choosing your favorite chocolate chip cookie it doesn’t matter, but in most situations there is a spiritual component, something that determines correctness.
Are there grey areas? Can something be right for me and wrong for you? Lehi instructed his firstborn son Jacob that in his decisions he would be influenced by either the Holy Spirit or the spirit of the adversary, “And men are instructed sufficiently, that they know good from evil.” God’s word is the absolute standard of right and wrong for all people. We have the freedom to choose and I pray that we will choose the good and abhor the evil.
Your servant,
Dan
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