Sin: Sophie Kills The Vibe

When your dog dies, how do you know to bury it in the backyard, instead of barbecuing and eating it? Seriously? Gross. That's what I'm saying. These are the twisted questions, that they're asking us in psychology class. Well, we're talking about morality, right and wrong. Stuff can be personally wrong, morally wrong, or even culturally wrong, but legally okay. I guess there are some things we're born knowing are wrong. Killing people. Eating your dog. Wearing low-rise jeans. What I wanna know is, can I drink on my family vacation in Canada? The drinking age is lower there. I have a secret. All my life, I've had, questions about my faith. About God, and about religion. Now I'm gonna tell you my questions. My struggles. My doubts. I hope you can handle, the truth. I legit never wanna see another Oreo again in my life. Brooklyn thought that was really funny when she told me. But yeah, Skylar, Mackenzie and Ash were being all secretive because they threw a party at an apartment Ash was pet sitting at. So, yeah. I don't know if I told you, but that's where we were. And they were all like, oh yeah, she has the apartment to herself. (upbeat music) They got the vodka from this kid. I don't know who he is, but he's really cute. He goes to some other school, I think. We were eating all these Oreos. And she took like eight shots, which is so many. And so of course, pretty soon, she's throwing up. Throwing up black, because of the Oreos. It got in our hair, on our shoes, the dog. First of all, I wasn't invited. Just kidding. I was, but I wouldn't have gone anyway. Do you have any Advil? I am like, so hungover. Like, how was I so naive to that? I don't know. I feel like most people usually look up to your friends. So I was just kind of shocked, to hear what went down, you know? Good dog. That's what they called me. If I'm so good, why do I have all these rules to follow? I peed behind the couch last week, boom. Here's the rules I follow. One, follow your heart. Two, live your truth. Three, do whatever feels right, as long as it's not hurting someone else. Listen, I had four puppies last month, and you know what? After taking care of them for a few weeks, I realized I didn't feel like doing it anymore. My vibe was getting really cramped by them. So I gave them to the animal shelter. A great family picked them up. Now I'm back to living my best life and I feel super good about my choice. Actually, I'm just messing with you. That was all a lie. I would be a pretty messed up dog mom to act like that. But seriously, a lot of people think like that. To God, we are all inherently valuable. So whether we're talking about vaping, drinking, gambling, purging, cutting, or even suicide, the idea that if we're the only victim of our actions, it's all okay, is something none of us would call good. Woof. Do you think that what you guys did was wrong? What? I mean, that story is messed up on so many levels. First, you were supposed to be watching the dog, and no one else was supposed to even be in the apartment. Yeah, but. Second, you were drinking underage. Oh, God. Third, you threw up all over their stuff. Chloe got really sick and had to go to the hospital. She went to the hospital, she could have died. Yeah, but she didn't. She's fine, and we cleaned everything up. Good as new. The apartment's fine, the dog's fine. And we have a really good story to tell, so. I don't know why it even matters to you. You weren't even there. When it comes to morality, why do we believe that certain things are just wrong? Like cannibalism, rape, eating your dog, while others are right? Like generosity, patience and kindness. Interestingly, the idea of a universal moral code really only makes sense if a higher authority outside ourselves is the source of it. We are otherwise left with opinions that change based on the humans, cultures, and societies that come up with them. Christianity claims God is the standard. And that He gives the moral law for what is good. If the Bible isn't true, and there isn't a God who made us in His image, and told us to love our neighbors as ourselves, we have no basis for saying racism is wrong. We have no basis for saying babies shouldn't be left outside to die. Because if there's no God, these things are just our preferences and opinions. Humans aren't the best candidates for determining what is right or wrong. But a never-changing, morally perfect, all knowing and loving God is. I'm sick of being the rules police. Seriously. I feel like as a Christian, I'm constantly having to turn a blind eye, or tell people that what they're doing is messed up. Yeah, well, all of your friends are starting to think of you and God God and Jesus in general as a cop. So, congratulations. God is not some Karen, okay? He knows and loves you. He wants our best. Doubt it. We all wanna be free, free to make our own choices. Freedom is good, but we can't be truly free without boundaries. Having full-on individual freedom would make this world an impossible place to live in. Imagine your favorite beach. If everyone felt free to leave their trash everywhere, or burn tires, and not clean up after their dogs, it would no longer be an enjoyable sanctuary, but a depressing dump. In our hearts, we question, does God really want what is best for me? Boundaries that are rooted in love, like those given to us by the God who made us, allow for freedom to flourish as we were designed. Hey, I'm sorry, genuinely. I haven't been a good friend tonight. I just think that, I don't know, I wanna get better at explaining it. This isn't just a silly conversation from psychology class to me. When I talk about my faith, I always come across like I'm telling people they have to be perfect. (sighs) I wish I could do this over again. When your dog dies, how do you know to bury it in the backyard instead of barbecuing and eating it? What I wanna know is can I drink on my family vacation in Canada? (laughs) Brooklyn, you know, you don't have to drink for us to love you. (upbeat music)