Scripture teaches that certain moral standards are absolute and unchanging, reflecting God's character and will. In Isaiah, the prophet condemns those who confuse good and evil, highlighting the importance of discerning right from wrong. The apostle Paul, in Romans, emphasizes the role of government in upholding moral order and the individual's responsibility to love their neighbor, while also affirming that Jesus is the ultimate standard of truth and morality, as stated in John. The Bible, as noted in 2 Timothy, is a reliable guide for navigating moral complexities and understanding God's absolute standards.
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Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.