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Recognizing Good and Evil

Recognizing Good and Evil. “For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Heb. 5:13-14.

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Recognizing Good and Evil

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  1. Recognizing Good and Evil

  2. “For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Heb. 5:13-14 Recognize

  3. Right Wrong “He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, Both of them alike are an abomination to the LORD.” Prov. 17:15

  4. Right Wrong “Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Isa. 5:20

  5. Right Wrong • Did not just evolve • Not determined by each one • Laws and principles • 1 Pet. 1:15 “be holy in all your conduct”

  6. I. Wrong not determined by Moral Sensitivity • Wrong whether we are aware or not aware • Saul of Tarsus • “Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day” Acts 23:1

  7. I. Wrong not determined by Moral Sensitivity • Wrong whether we are aware or not aware • Saul of Tarsus • “although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.” 1 Tim. 1:13

  8. I. Wrong not determined by Moral Sensitivity Ignorance is no excuse “Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent” Acts 17:30

  9. II. Not determined by what is Legal • Infanticide - Romans • Woman property of husband • Homosexuality – Rom.1:26-27 • Abortion – Prov. 6:17

  10. III. Not Grounded in what the Majority Feels Church is not a democracy Man is not own guide “O LORD, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.” Jer. 10:23

  11. III. Not Grounded in what the Majority Feels Church is not a democracy Man is not own guide Wrong opinion doesn’t make right “Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil” Ex. 23:2

  12. IV. Wrong is Wrong whether you are ever Caught Joseph “How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Gen. 39:9

  13. V. Principles to determine Right and Wrong Write down the activity you have a question about Answer the following Bible questions about the activity...

  14. Yes No Questions ? 1. Am I Commanded not to do it? • Jas. 4:17 “to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” • -Rom. 6:6 “our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed.”

  15. Yes No Questions ? 2. Can I do it to the Glory of God? 1 Cor. 10:31 “…do all to the glory of God”

  16. Yes No Questions ? 3. Can I do it in the Name of the Lord? Col. 3:17 “…do all in the name of the Lord Jesus”

  17. Yes No Questions ? 4. Is it of the World? 1 John 2:15-17 • Lust of flesh • Lust of eye • Pride of life

  18. Yes No Questions ? 5. Would Jesus do it? 1 Pet. 2:21 “because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps.”

  19. Yes No Questions ? 6. Does it have the Appearance of Evil? 1 Thes. 5:22 “Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

  20. Yes No Questions ? 7. Is it a weight? Heb. 12:1 “let us lay aside every weight…”

  21. Yes No Questions ? 8. Is it an example Of a believer? 1 Tim. 4:12 “be an example to the believers”

  22. Yes No Questions ? 9. Is it a stumbling Block? 1 Cor. 8:9 “Beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.” Rom. 14:13 “resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.”

  23. Yes No Questions ? 10. Would you want your Children to do it? Eph. 6:4 Prov. 22:6

  24. Yes No Questions ? 11. Would you want to be doing it when Jesus Returns? 1 Jn. 2:28 “abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming.”

  25. Yes No Questions ? 12. Is there any doubt in your mind? Rom. 14:23 “he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.”

  26. Yes No Questions ? 13. Will it make me a better Christian? II Pet. 1:5-8

  27. Yes No Questions ? 14. Will it help lead others to Christ? Mark 16:15-16

  28. Recognizing Good and Evil Our Standard for determining right and wrong is the….

  29. GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION Rev. 2:10 1 PET. 3:21 baptism JN. 12:42 confess LK. 13:3 OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH repent JN. 6:29 believe ACTS 3:22 hear

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