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Drilling Bible Basics
Morality in an Immoral World
Living soberly, righteously, and godly; shining as
lights in the midst of a crooked and
perverse generation.
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Basis of True Morality
• Morality = character of being in accord with principles or standards of righteousness (contained in a code of ethics)
• Man was created with the ability to know what he “ought” to do.– 2 Peter 3:11
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Basis of True Morality
•Morality originates with God, the source of purpose and order in creation.–Romans 1:20 —(kosmos) = arrangement
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Basis of True Morality
•God is:– Holy
(Isaiah 6:3)– Just and righteous
(Psalm 89:14)– Good
(Psalm 106:1)– Perfect
(Matthew 5:48)
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Basis of True Morality
• God is:– Creator of all good
•Genesis 1:31• James 1:17
• Man is created in God’s image, to know and seek the right way.– Proverbs 4:23-27– 1 Peter 1:15,16
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The Problem with Immorality
• Practice and approval of immoral living brings God’s wrath.– Romans 1:18-32
• Keeps one from inheriting the kingdom of God.– 1 Corinthians 6:9,10– Galatians 5:19-21
• We need salvation in Christ.– 1 Corinthians 6:11– Romans 13:12-14
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Modern Philosophies
• Modernism—denial of deity and the miraculous.
• Hedonism—attaining the greatest possible pleasure.
• Evolution—existence without soul or meaning.
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Modern Philosophies
• Relativism—no absolute standard of right and wrong; all viewpoints are valid.
• False Religion—denial of God’s righteous standards.
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Need for Moral Living
• Need to apply God’s righteous standard to our lives.– 2 Peter 1:3-4
• We have been called to holy living.– Ephesians 4:20-24– 2 Corinthians 6:17—
7:1
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Need for Moral Living
• Warning against immorality– 2 Peter 1:3-4
• Need to expose works of the flesh—sexual immorality, bad language, immodesty, drugs, drinking, etc.
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Living Differently
• God’s word gives us a system of ethics.
• We need to apply its principles and warnings.
• We need to be different from the present world.– Hebrews 11:24-26– Romans 12:1,2