God

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Morality Then and Now

• Gods Standard of Right and Wrong
• For Todays World
• Leviticus 18-20, 2410-23

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Morality

• Morality principles or rules of conduct for
  mankind
• Who or what decides the rules?
• Are these rules for all generations?

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Leviticus 18-20

• Where are we in the book of Leviticus?
• Leviticus 1-17 the WAY to God (laws concerning
  the acceptable APPROACH to God)
• Leviticus 18-27 the WALK with God (laws
  concerning the continued FELLOWSHIP with God)

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Morality in Leviticus

• It was legislated by the Lord, not man
  (181-2,5,6,30 note the my and mine
  throughout)
• It was meant to keep Israel sanctified, separate,
  and close to God (183-4 191-2 207-8,24-26)
• It was meant to provide for Israels well-being
  (184-5)
• It was meant to keep Israel from self-destruction
  (1824-30 2022-23)

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Morality Then and NowWhat is Wrong

• Sexual immorality (186-23 2010-21 Rom.
  126-27 1 Cor. 51 69-10 Gal. 519 1 Tim.
  110 Heb. 134)
• Incest
• Impurity
• Adultery
• Homosexuality
• Bestiality
• Child sacrifice (1821 201-5 Rom. 131)
• Idolatry (194 Gal. 519 1 Jn. 521)

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Morality Then and NowWhat is Wrong

• Stealing, lying, swearing (1911-12 Eph.
  425,28)
• Oppressing, cursing, hindering (1913-14 Jas.
  54)
• Injustice, tale bearing (1915-16 Jn. 724 1
  Tim. 513)
• Hatred, vengeance (1917-18 Eph. 431 Rom.
  1217)
• Improper mixing (1919 2 Cor. 614 71)

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Morality Then and NowWhat is Wrong

• Sexual immorality with one engaged (1920-22
  Gal. 519)
• Eating blood, sorcery, cuttings (1926-28
  Acts 1520 1 Cor. 619-20 Gal. 520)
• Prostitution (1929 Gal. 519)
• Wizardry (1931 206,27 Gal. 520)
• Dishonesty (1935-37 1 Pet. 21)

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Morality Then and NowWhat is Right

• Respect your parents (193 209 Eph. 61-2)
• Respect Gods sacrifice (195-8 1 Pet. 25)
• Respect the poor (199-10 Gal. 210)
• Respect God himself (1912 2410-23 Mt. 69)
• Respect your neighbor (1918b Rom. 138-10)

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Morality Then and NowWhat is Right

• Respect the land (1923-25 1 Cor. 1026)
• Respect Gods sanctuary (1930 1 Tim. 315)
• Respect the elderly (1932 1 Tim. 51-2 1 Pet.
  55)
• Respect the stranger (1933-34 Rom. 138-10
  Gal. 610)

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Morality Then and NowOther Moral Issues in
Leviticus

• Alcohol (Lev. 109-10 Eph. 518 1 Pet. 44)
• Modest clothing (Lev. 610ff 87 164 Ex.
  2842 1 Tim. 29-10)

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Raising Moral Children in An Immoral World

• First, instill submission to authority by truly
  knowing who the Lord is and what he has done for
  all mankind (I am Jehovah 182 192)
  Mt. 2818 Eph. 122-23
• Second, teach that there will be negative
  consequences without a fixed standard of morality
  (Lev. 1824ff 2022ff ) Rom. 118-32

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Raising Moral Children in An Immoral World

• Third, instill respect for authority and rules of
  conduct at home (Lev. 193 209) Eph. 61-4
• Fourth, separate from worldly morality (183
  24ff 2023 note Ezra 91-2) Rom. 121-2 2
  Cor. 614ff
• Fifth, encourage opposition to what is wrong
  (Lev. 204) Rom. 129
• Sixth, favor a death penalty (202,9,10-16,27)
  Rom. 131ff

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Raising Moral Children in An Immoral World

• Noah (Gen. 65-9), Abraham (Gen. 1819), and
  Joshua (Josh. 2415) raised godly families you
  can too!
• Gods standard of morality (right / wrong
  good / evil) for us today is the NT (Rom.
  129 1619 Heb. 514 1 Pet. 311 3 Jn. 11).
  Lets apply it if we want to live and go to
  heaven!