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Moral Courage

Moral Courage. Mark 8:34-38 2 Peter 1:5. Moral Courage. 2 Peter 1:5 (virtue): “Moral excellence” (courage) to stand for what is right against all opposition and every adversity Blessed by God, Matt 5:10-12 Invaluable to faith : Without moral courage faith will weaken, falter and fail

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Moral Courage

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  1. Moral Courage Mark 8:34-38 2 Peter 1:5

  2. Moral Courage • 2 Peter 1:5 (virtue): “Moral excellence” (courage) to stand for what is right against all opposition and every adversity • Blessed by God, Matt 5:10-12 • Invaluable to faith: Without moral courage faith will weaken, falter and fail • Courageous raised to glory, Rev 6:9-11; 20:4 • Spiritual backbone, 1 Cor 16:13

  3. Moral Cowardice • PILATE: Failed to use his authority to exercise justice • Moral cowardice knows the right thing to do but does not do it, Luke 23:4, 14-15, 22, 20 • EVIL PREVAILS! Lk 23:23-25 (Jas 4:17) • Moral cowardice tries to justify itself before its peers, Matt 27:24 • GOD IS NOT CONVINCED!

  4. Moral Cowardice • PETER: Knew the truth but failed to acknowledge (confess) it • Moral cowardice values personal safety over the truth, Matt 26:69-75 • Selfish fear leads to lying • Moral cowardice fears the consequences of standing for the truth, Gal 2:11-14 (Jno 12:42-43) • Afraid of unfavorable reactions • Wrong priorities (Matt 10:28)

  5. Moral Courage • PAUL: A man who publicly resisted public sin, Gal 2:11, 14 • Moral courage is public about its faith • Takes a public stand when the truth is publicly violated (sin) • Outnumbered but did not retreat • Truth and souls were at stake • GOAL: Gospel will prevail so souls can be saved, Gal 2:3-5

  6. Moral Courage • DANIEL AND COMPANIONS: Commitment to the true God • Moral courage requires purpose and purity of heart, Dan 1:8 • Moral courage trusts in God, Dan 3:16-18 • Confident of deliverance, 3:17 (24-27) • Trust in and serve God only, 3:18 • Moral courage will not compromise with sin, Dan 6:7-10, 23 (Acts 5:29)

  7. We Need Moral Courage • Christians with the courage to suffer isolation because of their moral purity, 1 Pet 4:3-5 (1 Tim 4:12; 2 Tim 2:22) • Christians are tempted to conform to the world • Distinct morality is a great example, 1 Pet 2:11-12 • May be rejected/opposed, 1 Pet 4:4 • Keep your moral courage and you will be blessed by God

  8. We Need Moral Courage • Preachers, with the courage to preach the truth that needs to be heard, 2 Tim 4:1-5 • Not silence for the sake of “peace” (so called), or for relationships or being ”cast out of the synagogue” • Preach to the need of the moment, Acts 2:23, 36; 24:25 (2 Tim 4:2) • PURPOSE: To save souls, Acts 4:17-20

  9. We Need Moral Courage • To confess Jesus Christ in our lives without shame, Mark 8:38 • To become a Christian, Acts 2:37-41 • To live faithfully, 2 Cor 5:7 • To teach the gospel, Rom 1:15-16 • To be a godly example, Matt 5:13-16 • “add to your faith, virtue” • (2 Peter 1:5)

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