INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. As the bank returns a hot check stamped “insufficient funds,” so one day God will turn away our self-living standards of morality as insufficient.<\/p>\n
1. Have you heard or used one of these phrases to justify something lately?<\/p>\n
a. I Like<\/p>\n
b. I Think<\/p>\n
2. One of the reasons there is so much religious error in our day is that many use insufficient standards – standards other than God’s<\/p>\n
B. Let us look at some of these standards that man sets forth and see why they are insufficient.<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
A. I LIKE<\/p>\n
1. Jeremiah 10:23<\/p>\n
2. It is God’s like, and not our likes, that should direct us<\/p>\n
B. I FEEL<\/p>\n
1. Galatians 5:16-24<\/p>\n
2. What feels good to us is not to be our standard for living<\/p>\n
C. I WANT<\/p>\n
1. Acts 8:18-24<\/p>\n
2. Simon say something he wanted, and he allowed his “want” to be his guide – which lead to sin<\/p>\n
D. I THINK<\/p>\n
1. 2 Kings 5:1-15<\/p>\n
2. How we thinks ought to be should not be our standard<\/p>\n
E. THEY DO IT<\/p>\n
1. 1 Samuel 8:4-8<\/p>\n
2. What everyone else is doing is not be our standard<\/p>\n
F. IT SEEMS RIGHT<\/p>\n
1. Proverbs 14:12<\/p>\n
2. It is not was seems right to us that is important, but what IS right to God<\/p>\n
G. I AM SINCERE<\/p>\n
1. 2 Samuel 6:6-7<\/p>\n
2. Being sincere in what we do does not make it right – we can be sincerely wrong<\/p>\n
H. I AM ALWAYS RIGHT<\/p>\n
1. 2 Corinthians 13:5<\/p>\n
2. Take nothing for granted – make sure<\/p>\n
I. NO ONE WILL SEE ME<\/p>\n
1. Proverbs 15:3<\/p>\n
2. We need to remember the “all-seeing” eye of God<\/p>\n
J. IT’S FOR A GOOD CAUSE<\/p>\n
1. Romans 3:8<\/p>\n
2. Situation ethics is not the proper standard<\/p>\n
K. I DO NOT SEE WHY NOT<\/p>\n
1. Acts 5:1-11<\/p>\n
2. Evidently, this must have been their attitude<\/p>\n
L. THE PREACHER SAID SO<\/p>\n
1. Galatians 1:6-9<\/p>\n
2. It doesn’t matter who says so, if it is not true to the bible it is not so<\/p>\n
M. OTHERS DO WORSE THINGS<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 7:5<\/p>\n
2. What other people do or don’t do is not our standard for godly living<\/p>\n
N. GOD DIDN’T SAY NOT TO<\/p>\n
1. Leviticus 10:1-2<\/p>\n
2. The law of exclusion<\/p>\n
O. I’M SURE GOD WOULDN’T MIND<\/p>\n
1. 1 Corinthians 2:10-13<\/p>\n
2. How do we know what God doesn’t mind except as is revealed in the Bible<\/p>\n
P. IT ISN’T AGAINST THE LAW<\/p>\n
1. Acts 5:29<\/p>\n
2. The law of God supercedes the laws of man<\/p>\n
Q. IT HURTS NO ONE BUT ME<\/p>\n
1. 1 Corinthians 8:12-13<\/p>\n
2. Causing a brother to stumble is hurting more than yourself<\/p>\n
R. MOST PEOPLE THINK IT IS OKAY<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 7:13-14<\/p>\n
2. Exodus 23:2<\/p>\n
S. MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS DID<\/p>\n
1. Galatians 6:5<\/p>\n
2. We cannot rely on what anyone else has done<\/p>\n
T. IT DOESN’T BOTHER MY CONSCIENCE<\/p>\n
1. Proverbs 30:20<\/p>\n
2. Our conscience is not always a safe guide<\/p>\n
U. WE HAVE DONE IT THAT WAY FOR YEARS<\/p>\n
1. Joshua 5:2-9<\/p>\n
2. You may have been doing it wrong for years as did Israel in the wilderness<\/p>\n
V. IT’S ALRIGHT IF WE DO IT IN THE NAME OF THE LORD<\/p>\n
1. Matthew 7:21-23<\/p>\n
2. Doing something in the name of the Lord is doing it by His authority<\/p>\n
W. GOD DOESN’T EXPECT US TO BE SO TECHNICAL<\/p>\n
1. 1 Thessalonians 5:21<\/p>\n
2. God has always demanded strict adherence to the word of God<\/p>\n
*Adapted from an outline by Kippy Myers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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