Whats wrong with that? Day two

Second thought on the question, “What’s wrong with that?” bids me to pose the question,

What is your moral guide in life?

 Everyone has a guiding compass in their life.  God created all mankind with a conscience.  Paul writing to his son in the Faith describes it this way. 1Timothy 4:1 “ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron”.  In other words coming to the place to where they are numb to the fact that they are not only speaking lies to others in the name of God but they feel no remorse for leading people to a false holiness or false worship of God.  While the context of this scripture is speaking primarily to preachers of the gospel it also declares unto us that God created us with a conscience or knowledge of good and evil.  Mankind as a whole understands this but there are those who come to the place where they cannot fully grasp the fact that they are accountable to God. 

So as a preacher, am I declaring the Word of God to those who hear me as their moral guide in life?  Am I sharing His standards, His teachings, His doctrine or am I combining it with my personal preferences and personal position on certain subjects.  The Bible is mankind’s moral guide.  Whether a person is a believer or not, the Bible is our guide and by it we are held accountable.  But for the Christian more so, James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

In conclusion, who is your governor in life? Who do you allow to control your thoughts your actions, who are you accountable to?  Yourself…no man lives unto himself; we are all accountable to God.  And what is your moral guide in life?  Your conscience…that’s good but does it line up with God’s word?  Your preacher or some spiritual mentor, that’s good but do their teachings line up with God’s Word?  The Bible is our ultimate authority and litmus test for the question, “What’s wrong with that?”

Life Lessons Written in Stone

We have come to a place in our society where we do not practice, put in a place of emphasize nor give priority to the ten commandments found in Exodus twenty.  The reason the ACLU and other liberal organizations fight the displaying of the Ten Commandments is because they are vehemently opposed to the God of the Bible.  The reason a majority of public school systems are opposed to teaching creationism along side evolution is because they are opposed to the God of the Bible. 

Churches in this generation have allowed the liberal media to control the minds of our children.  The reason we are seeing an attack on the Word of God and the commandments of God is because the church has been silent and we have made the word of God palatable to a lost and dying world.  In the coming weeks we at Maranatha Baptist church will be examining the Ten Commandments in a series entitled, "Life Lessons Written in Stone."  Gods commandments are ever abiding promises of His love, care and concern for man kind.  Let us all determine as followers of the Cross of Christ to lift His banner high, follow the teachings of the Word of God and seek to win a lost world to a saving knowledge of Jesus.