Have a Solid Ideology

If you want to have success in life, you must have a solid ideology. Our decisions and choices in life are based upon the grid through which we analyze life. This ideology is critical to our success and joy. Recently in a message I discussed this concerning the stem cell research debate. On what grounds are we basing our decisions? Here's what I said:

"I want to give you an example of what I believe is worldly wisdom verses wisdom from above. I want to read to you a couple of quotes of persons in the public spotlight, one of which is currently running for president.

Hillary Clinton stated recently concerning Stem Cell research,
'Later today, the president will veto a bill passed by Congress to support stem cell research. I co-chair the Alzheimer's Caucus in the Senate. I've worked on helping to boost funding for research to look for cures and a way to prevent so many devastating diseases. And we know that stem cell research holds the key to our understanding more about what we can do. When I am president, I will lift the ban on stem cell research. This is just one example of how the president puts ideology before science.'
(Source: Take Back America 2007 Conference Jun 20, 2007 )

We must always put ideology before science. It is our Christian ideology which declares that Hitler was not right to experiment on human beings and seek to wipe out a race. It is our Christian ideology which declares every human being has the right to freedom, unless they yield those rights by their actions. It is our Christian ideology which declares that we should not kill others without a just cause. It is our Christian ideology which says we should not euthanize those who cannot care for themselves.
In the days ahead, science and medicine will continue to draw us into ethical dilemmas which test our reason and resolve. It is our Christian ideology, built upon the Scriptures, which builds a foundation for our culture and boundaries for our ethics. Without this, the doctrine of the survival of the fittest will lead us down an Orwellian path to the destruction of Mankind. We must put ideology before science. Without this, we base our decision upon worldly wisdom rather than wisdom from above. If according to the Scripture, Man was created in the image of God, and God knows us in our mother’s womb, we must put the rights of the unborn on par with the rights of the born.

I agree with presidential candidate Alan Keyes when he states,
'No medical advance, and certainly no material profit, justifies denying the claim to humanity of the embryonic human person. Those who try to justify it are driven from one tortured rationalization to another, none addressing the real issue. Being undeveloped, unconscious, unattractive, small, or unwanted--these are not reasons that we accept in any other context for failing to respect the wholeness of moral worth that every human being has from his Creator. Why, therefore, should we accept it in regard to embryonic research? No--we do not have the right to take human life merely because it is unconscious, or because it is undeveloped or damaged, or for any other reason that tempts us to deny the equal dignity of all human persons. We ourselves don't want to be used as the basis for experiments without regard for our humanity--and neither should they.'
(Source: Campaign website, www.alankeyes.com, "Issues" Oct 1, 2007 )

I believe this position is based on biblical wisdom, not on natural wisdom. If you disagree with me that’s okay, but I challenge you to argue your point on Biblical reasoning and logic, not worldly reasoning and logic. "

Do you have a solid ideology upon which you make decisions? Without this a person will tossed around by the currents of the culture. To life a great life, we need a solid foundation upon which to make decisions.