How should a Christian live his life?

1
How should a Christian live his life?

• (1 John 37-10 NKJV) Little children, let no one
  deceive you. He who practices righteousness is
  righteous, just as He is righteous. 8 He who
  sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned
  from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of
  God was manifested, that He might destroy the
  works of the devil.

2
How should a Christian live his life?

• 9 Whoever has been born of God does not sin,
  for His seed remains in him and he cannot sin,
  because he has been born of God. 10 In this the
  children of God and the children of the devil are
  manifest Whoever does not practice righteousness
  is not of God, nor is he who does not love his
  brother.

3
How should a Christian live his life?

• We feel the effects of our society, so did
  Corinth.

4
How should a Christian live his life?

• In Corinth Idolatrys appeal was its everything
  goes moral standard.

5
How should a Christian live his life?

• In Corinth Idolatrys appeal was its everything
  goes moral standard.
• Christianity is counter-culture, that is its
  moral standards are not changeable with society.

6
How should a Christian live his life?

• In Corinth Idolatrys appeal was its everything
  goes moral standard.
• Christianity is counter-culture, that is its
  moral standards are not changeable with society.
• The major goal of a local church is to clearly
  teach that standard and if necessary mark
  those within the church who will not. (1 Cor
  54-6)

7
How should a Christian live his life?

• (1 Cor 54-6 NKJV) In the name of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, when you are gathered together, along
  with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus
  Christ, 5 deliver such a one to Satan for the
  destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be
  saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 Your
  glorying is not good. Do you not know that a
  little leaven leavens the whole lump?

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How should a Christian live his life?

• When the standard or morality is lost within a
  Christian, it is impossible to maintain a
  Biblical faith in God. (Rom 124-25)

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How should a Christian live his life?

• (Rom 124-25 NKJV) Therefore God also gave them
  up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts,
  to dishonor their bodies among themselves, 25
  who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and
  worshiped and served the creature rather than the
  Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

10
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• 1 Corinthians 61-8 (NKJV) - Dare any of you,
  having a matter against another, go to law before
  the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2 Do
  you not know that the saints will judge the
  world? And if the world will be judged by you,
  are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3
  Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How
  much more, things that pertain to this life?

11
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• 4 If then you have judgments concerning things
  pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who
  are least esteemed by the church to judge? 5 I
  say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is
  not a wise man among you, not even one, who will
  be able to judge between his brethren? 6 But
  brother goes to law against brother, and that
  before unbelievers!

12
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• 7 Now therefore, it is already an utter failure
  for you that you go to law against one another.
  Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you
  not rather let yourselves be cheated? 8No, you
  yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these
  things to your brethren!

13
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• Jesus warned against putting too much importance
  on things. (Luke 1213-15)

14
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Luke 1213-15 NKJV) Then one from the crowd
  said to Him, Teacher, tell my brother to divide
  the inheritance with me. 14 But He said to
  him, Man, who made Me a judge or an arbitrator
  over you? 15 And He said to them, Take heed
  and beware of covetousness, for ones life does
  not consist in the abundance of the things he
  possesses.

15
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• This was expected of the unrighteous, but not of
  saints.

16
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• This was expected of the unrighteous, but not of
  saints.
• Who are the righteous?

17
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• This was expected of the unrighteous, but not of
  saints.
• Who are the righteous?
• Those who are forgiven. (Titus 34-5 Rom 321,
  25-26)

18
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Rom 321 NKJV) But now the righteousness of God
  apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed
  by the Law and the Prophets,

19
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Rom 325-26 NKJV) whom God set forth as a
  propitiation by His blood, through faith, to
  demonstrate His righteousness, because in His
  forbearance God had passed over the sins that
  were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at
  the present time His righteousness, that He might
  be just and the justifier of the one who has
  faith in Jesus.

20
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Titus 34-5 NKJV) But when the kindness and the
  love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5
  not by works of righteousness which we have done,
  but according to His mercy He saved us, through
  the washing of regeneration and renewing of the
  Holy Spirit,

21
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• How one lives! (1 John 16-7)

22
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 John 16-7 NKJV) If we say that we have
  fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie
  and do not practice the truth. 7 But if we walk
  in the light as He is in the light, we have
  fellowship with one another, and the blood of
  Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

23
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• The idea of being a saint or sanctified is a
  similar concept.

24
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• What is the Christian to do when hurt by another
  Christian?

25
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• What is the Christian to do when hurt by another
  Christian?
• Every response must be guided by love. (1 Peter
  48)

26
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 Pet 48 NKJV) And above all things have
  fervent love for one another, for love will
  cover a multitude of sins.

27
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• Love will in many cases let it go.

28
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• Love also may pursue a punitive action for the
  good of the transgressor. (2 Thess 314-15)

29
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (2 Thess 314-15 NKJV) And if anyone does not
  obey our word in this epistle, note that person
  and do not keep company with him, that he may be
  ashamed. 15 Yet do not count him as an enemy,
  but admonish him as a brother.

30
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• There may be differences that require other
  Christians to become involved. (Matt 1815-17)

31
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Mat 1815-17 NKJV) Moreover if your brother
  sins against you, go and tell him his fault
  between you and him alone. If he hears you, you
  have gained your brother. 16 But if he will
  not hear, take with you one or two more, that by
  the mouth of two or three witnesses every word
  may be established.

32
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to
  the church. But if he refuses even to hear the
  church, let him be to you like a heathen and a
  tax collector.

33
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• The Corinthians chose their high road of
  un-involvement.

34
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• The Corinthians chose their high road of
  un-involvement.
• They were too proud to deal with problems. (1 Cor
  51-2)

35
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 Cor 51-2 NKJV) It is actually reported that
  there is sexual immorality among you, and such
  sexual immorality as is not even named among the
  Gentiles that a man has his fathers wife! 2
  And you are puffed up, and have not rather
  mourned, that he who has done this deed might be
  taken away from among you.

36
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• They did not have men who had developed the
  wisdom of God or else they would not use these
  men. (65)

37
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• They did not have men who had developed the
  wisdom of God or else they would not use these
  men. (65)
• Gods wisdom will involve men in the building of
  others.

38
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• They did not have men who had developed the
  wisdom of God or else they would not use these
  men. (65)
• Gods wisdom will involve men in the building of
  others.
• We must protect the influence of the church. (66)

39
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• They did not have men who had developed the
  wisdom of God or else they would not use these
  men. (65)
• Gods wisdom will involve men in the building of
  others.
• We must protect the influence of the church.
  (66)
• Unbelievers love to see Christians fight among
  themselves!

40
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• We cannot underestimate the damage done when we
  go to the world to solve our problems. (Rom 224)

41
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Rom 224 NKJV) For the name of God is
  blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, as
  it is written.

42
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• The solution is not to ignore our problems
  either! (1 Cor 51)

43
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• Do we have godly men who will step forward?

44
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• Do we have godly men who will step forward?
• God wants us to be spiritual, which of necessity
  means having ability to judge.(1 Cor 512 1 Cor
  215)

45
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 Cor 512 NKJV) For what have I to do with
  judging those also who are outside? Do you not
  judge those who are inside?

46
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 Cor 215 NKJV) But he who is spiritual judges
  all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by
  no one.

47
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• The apostles are spoken as judging others. (Matt
  1928)

48
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (Mat 1928 NKJV) So Jesus said to them,
  Assuredly I say to you, that in the
  regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the
  throne of His glory, you who have followed Me
  will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the
  twelve tribes of Israel.

49
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• We are spoken of as priests and kings. (1
  Peter 29)

50
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• (1 Pet 29 NKJV) But you are a chosen
  generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
  His own special people, that you may proclaim the
  praises of Him who called you out of darkness
  into His marvelous light

51
How far can I go in defending my rights? (1 Cor
61-8)

• In what sense do we judge angels and the
  world? (2-3)

52
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 1 Corinthians 69-20 (NKJV) - Do you not know
  that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom
  of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators,
  nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
  nor sodomites, 10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor
  drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will
  inherit the kingdom of God.

53
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 11And such were some of you. But you were washed,
  but you were sanctified, but you were justified
  in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit
  of our God. 12 All things are lawful for me, but
  all things are not helpful. All things are lawful
  for me, but I will not be brought under the power
  of any.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for
  foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now
  the body is not for sexual immorality but for the
  Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14And God both
  raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by
  His power.

55
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members
  of Christ? Shall I then take the members of
  Christ and make them members of a harlot?
  Certainly not! 16 Or do you not know that he who
  is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For
  the two, He says, shall become one flesh. 17
  But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit
  with Him.

56
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man
  does is outside the body, but he who commits
  sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19
  Or do you not know that your body is the temple
  of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have
  from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you
  were bought at a price therefore glorify God in
  your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.

57
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Christians have tried to justify immorality since
  the first century.

58
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Christians have tried to justify immorality since
  the first century.
• Notice how many times we are warned against
  deception. (1 Cor 69-10 Gal 67 Eph 55-7)

59
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Gal 67 NKJV) Do not be deceived, God is not
  mocked for whatever a man sows, that he will
  also reap.

60
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Eph 55-7 NKJV) For this you know, that no
  fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who
  is an idolater, has any inheritance in the
  kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive
  you with empty words, for because of these things
  the wrath of God comes upon the sons of
  disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be partakers
  with them.

61
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• There were sects that tried to say it was OK.
  (Rev 26, 14-15, 20)

62
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Rev 26 NKJV) But this you have, that you hate
  the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

63
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Rev 214-15 NKJV) But I have a few things
  against you, because you have there those who
  hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to
  put a stumbling block before the children of
  Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to
  commit sexual immorality. 15 Thus you also
  have those who hold the doctrine of the
  Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

64
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Rev 220 NKJV) Nevertheless I have a few
  things against you, because you allow that woman
  Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach
  and seduce My servants to commit sexual
  immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.

65
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• In the denomination world they call it justice
  love.

66
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• In the last three years I have dealt with several
  Christians who tried to justify living together
  with someone who they were not married. (Ex. Girl
  in Tuscaloosa)

67
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• In the last three years I have dealt with several
  Christians who tried to justify living together
  with someone who they were not married. (Ex. Girl
  in Tuscaloosa)
• Satan only needs you to compromise for a while.
  In time you will not care.

68
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• In the last three years I have dealt with several
  Christians who tried to justify living together
  with someone who they were not married. (Ex. Girl
  in Tuscaloosa)
• Satan only needs you to compromise for a while.
  In time you will not care.
• Fornication is the major reason our young fall
  away.

69
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Some tried to justify fornication because they
  must fulfill their needs (612)

70
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Some tried to justify fornication because they
  must fulfill their needs (612)
• Their reasoning was that fornication was like
  eating food. No big deal!

71
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Some tried to justify fornication because they
  must fulfill their needs (612)
• Their reasoning was that fornication was like
  eating food. No big deal!
• This reasoning left out God. There will be a
  judgment day. What will stand in that day?
  (613-14)

72
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Some tried to justify fornication because they
  must fulfill their needs (612)
• Their reasoning was that fornication was like
  eating food. No big deal!
• This reasoning left out God. There will be a
  judgment day. What will stand in that day?
  (613-14)
• What is the purpose of our bodies? (613, 18-19)

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.
• It affects your relationship to God. (615-16)

75
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.
• It affects your relationship to God. (615-16)
• It affects your thinking. (618)

76
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.
• It affects your relationship to God. (615-16)
• It affects your thinking. (618)
• It affects others.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.
• It affects your relationship to God. (615-16)
• It affects your thinking. (618)
• It affects others.
• This is truly a dog eat dog attitude.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Consequences of fornication.
• It affects your relationship to God. (615-16)
• It affects your thinking. (618)
• It affects others.
• This is truly a dog eat dog attitude.
• I have seen men and women sacrifice everything so
  they can live with one and satisfy their lusts.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• Young ladies, beware, this kind of attention is
  temporary. (2 Sam 132, 15)

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (2 Sam 132 NKJV) Amnon was so distressed over
  his sister Tamar that he became sick for she was
  a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do
  anything to her.

81
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (2 Sam 1315 NKJV) Then Amnon hated her
  exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he
  hated her was greater than the love with which he
  had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be
  gone!

82
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• It affects your body. (1 Cor 618-19)

83
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• It affects your body. (1 Cor 618-19)
• Flee fornication! (1 Cor 618 Matt 527-30)

84
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Mat 527-30 NKJV) You have heard that it was
  said to those of old, You shall not commit
  adultery. 28 But I say to you that whoever
  looks at a woman to lust for her has already
  committed adultery with her in his heart. 29
  If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it
  out and cast it from you for it is more
  profitable for you that one of your members
  perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
  hell.

85
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin,
  cut it off and cast it from you for it is more
  profitable for you that one of your members
  perish, than for your whole body to be cast into
  hell.

86
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• What does the death of Christ mean to you? (1 Cor
  620)

87
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• What does the death of Christ mean to you? (1 Cor
  620)
• When we come out of the world, we know how vain
  that life is. (Rom 621 Rom 1311-14)

88
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Rom 621 NKJV) What fruit did you have then in
  the things of which you are now ashamed? For the
  end of those things is death.

89
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• (Rom 1311-14 NKJV) And do this, knowing the
  time, that now it is high time to awake out of
  sleep for now our salvation is nearer than when
  we first believed. 12 The night is far spent,
  the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the
  works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of
  light.

90
Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in
  revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and
  lust, not in strife and envy. 14 But put on the
  Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the
  flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

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Does My Desire Justify Sexual Immorality? (1 Cor
69-20)

• The Christian life is the only way to live. Will
  you trust God?