Religion & Morality
Acts Chapter 10
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-
• Nadab & Abihu – Leviticus 10:1,2
• Nothing Immoral About Kindling a Fire
• Leviticus 16:12
• Offered to God Something Morally Right, Religiously Wrong
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• Moses & the Rock- Numbers 20:1-
13
• Nothing Immoral About Striking a rock – Exodus 17:6
• Numbers 20:8
• Something Morally Right, Religiously Wrong
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• David & the New Oxcart- 2 Samuel
6:1-11• Nothing Immoral About a New
Oxcart – Numbers 7:1-9• Deuteronomy 10:8; 1 Chronicles
15:2• Something Morally Right,
Religiously Wrong
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• Hamburgers & Cokes, Morally
Right, Religiously Wrong- Romans 14:1-23; 1 Corinthians 6:12,13
• 1 Corinthians 11:23-27; Luke 22:13-20
• Religiously Wrong to use Hamburgers & Cokes on the Lord’s table – WHY?
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• X-mas Morally Right but Religiously
Wrong- • Luke 5:29; Acts 20:35• 1 Timothy 3:16; Matthew 2:1ff• Acts 20:7• Religiously Wrong to Set Aside a
Day & Make it a Religious Obligation Attached to Myths- WHY?
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• Instrumental Music – Morally Right,
Religiously Wrong-• 1 Samuel 16:23• Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16• 1 Corinthians 14:15; Hebrews 2:12• Religiously Wrong to add
Instrumental Music to the Worship of God- WHY?
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• Christians Eating Together is Morally
Right, But Doing so as a Function of the Local Church is Religiously Wrong-
• Acts 2:46; 1 Corinthians 11:20-22,34• Acts 2:44; 4:35• Religiously Wrong for the church to
organize & promote eating of Common Meals- WHY?
Morally Right, But Religiously Wrong
A Bible Principle-• Youth Parties, Dominoes & Golf
Morally Right, Religiously Wrong-• Mark 6:31• Ephesians 6:1-4• 1 Timothy 3:15• Religiously Wrong for the church to
organize & promote Recreation for the members of the church - WHY?
We Must Learn:• There is a Biblical Principle
Distinguishing between things Moral and things Religious
• Christians Must be Careful to observe the Difference
• Ezekiel 22:26 “have not distinguished between the holy and unholy”
• ASV “no distinction between the holy and the common”
• We Need to be Able to Make This Distinction to be Pleasing to God
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