josh mcdowell · josh mcdowell . 2 from . 3 1 kings 3:9 so give your servant an understanding heart...
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Josh McDowell
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FROM
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1 Kings 3:9
So give Your servant an understanding heart to
judge Your people to discern between right
and wrong.
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Is lying
wrong?
Why?
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My parents taught me!
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Family
17%
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If lying is wrong for you because your parents taught you it’s wrong…
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…then lying is right
for YOU because
your parents taught
you it is right.
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“My church taught me”
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“It’s Illegal”
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Roe VS. Wade
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“It hurts
people…”
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… i.e.
Consequences
World History:
The Human Experience
Make a sound decision about which alternative is best for you. (High School Textbook:
Glencoe.McGraw-Hill)
Evaluate both
positive and
negative
consequences.
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Civics for Americans
“When faced with a
decision, you should ask
yourself three
questions:
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Civics for Americans
1. What are my
alternatives?
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Civics for Americans
1. What are my
alternatives?
2. What are the likely
consequences of
each alternative?
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Civics for Americans
1. What are my
alternatives?
2. What are the likely
consequences of
each alternative?
3. Which
alternative do I
prefer?
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…Al-Qaeda/Terrorists?
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…Osama bin Laden?
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…Timothy McVeigh?
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Feelings
“The most common source „of guidance regarding moral decisions trusted by
Americans are feelings (28%).‟”
(George Barna – Real Teens)
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The Bible
says…
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Why does the
Bible say…?
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Wrong Nothing is morally right or wrong because the bible says “thou shalt not…”
or
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Wrong
or
What about the commandments?
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Wrong No commandment contains a moral authority about Why Something is Right or Wrong.
or
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A commandment
is a statement of
what is right or
wrong.
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(see Colossians 3:9 NAS)
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WHY?
Is Killing
Wrong?
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Does the Bible say,
“Do not kill,”
because killing
is wrong?
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Is killing wrong
because the
Bible says,
“Do not kill?”