Religion & Morality

Acts Chapter 10

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-

• Nadab & Abihu – Leviticus 10:1,2

• Nothing Immoral About Kindling a Fire

• Leviticus 16:12

• Offered to God Something Morally Right, Religiously Wrong

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• Moses & the Rock- Numbers 20:1-

13

• Nothing Immoral About Striking a rock – Exodus 17:6

• Numbers 20:8

• Something Morally Right, Religiously Wrong

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• David & the New Oxcart- 2 Samuel

6:1-11• Nothing Immoral About a New

Oxcart – Numbers 7:1-9• Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles

15:2• Something Morally Right,

Religiously Wrong

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• Hamburgers & Cokes, Morally

Right, Religiously Wrong- Romans 14:1-23; 1 Corinthians 6:12,13

• 1 Corinthians 11:23-27; Luke 22:13-20

• Religiously Wrong to use Hamburgers & Cokes on the Lord’s table – WHY?

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• X-mas Morally Right but Religiously

Wrong- • Luke 5:29; Acts 20:35• 1 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 2:1ff• Acts 20:7• Religiously Wrong to Set Aside a

Day & Make it a Religious Obligation Attached to Myths- WHY?

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• Instrumental Music – Morally Right,

Religiously Wrong-• 1 Samuel 16:23• Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16• 1 Corinthians 14:15; Hebrews 2:12• Religiously Wrong to add

Instrumental Music to the Worship of God- WHY?

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• Christians Eating Together is Morally

Right, But Doing so as a Function of the Local Church is Religiously Wrong-

• Acts 2:46; 1 Corinthians 11:20-22,34• Acts 2:44; 4:35• Religiously Wrong for the church to

organize & promote eating of Common Meals- WHY?

Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong

A Bible Principle-• Youth Parties, Dominoes & Golf

Morally Right, Religiously Wrong-• Mark 6:31• Ephesians 6:1-4• 1 Timothy 3:15• Religiously Wrong for the church to

organize & promote Recreation for the members of the church - WHY?

We Must Learn:• There is a Biblical Principle

Distinguishing between things Moral and things Religious

• Christians Must be Careful to observe the Difference

• Ezekiel 22:26 “have not distinguished between the holy and unholy”

• ASV “no distinction between the holy and the common”

• We Need to be Able to Make This Distinction to be Pleasing to God