Morally Right But Religiously Wrong Right and Wrong

Morally Right But Religiously Wrong

Right and Wrong • Some things are morally wrong (lying, murder, theft, adultery, etc. ) • Some things are morally right, but at the same time religiously wrong

Old Testament Examples • Eating fruit (Gen. 3: 1 -21) • Burning fire (Lev. 10: 1 -2) • Gathering sticks (Num. 15: 32 -36) • Burning incense (2 Chron. 26: 16 -18)

New Testament Examples • Calling a man “Father” (Mt. 23: 9 -10) • Circumcision (Acts 15: 1 -5; Gal. 2: 3 -5; 5: 2 -4) • Days & food (Col. 2: 16 -23) • Eating a common meal (1 Cor. 11: 22, 34)

Examples Today • Sprinkling water (Acts 8: 38; Rom. 6: 4) • Instrumental music, solos & choirs 5: 19; Col. 3: 16) (Eph. • Bread and water (Lk. 22; 18 -19) • Bake sale, auction (1 Cor. 16: 1 -2) • Hierarchal organization (Acts 20: 28; 1 Pet. 5: 2)

Examples Today And Such Like… • Candles, incense, water, robes • Ball teams, gyms, entertainment

Lessons Learned • Something may be “legal” (by man’s law), but not lawful (by God’s law) • Something may be morally right, but religiously wrong • For something to be religiously right, it must first be authorized by God in the NT (Col. 3: 17) • Misunderstanding this leads to many unscriptural religious practices condemned by God