Doctrine includes morals. The document outlines three threats to morality: 1) immoral people who are lawless, insubordinate, ungodly, and sinful; 2) immoral choices like murder, fornication, homosexuality, kidnapping, lying, and perjury; and 3) immoral doctrine that is contrary to sound, wholesome teaching. The document argues that morality and doctrine cannot be separated, and that churches must teach both pure doctrine and moral values.

1. Doctrine Includes Morals
Text: 1 Timothy 1:8-11

2. 1 Timothy 1:8-11
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8 But we know that the law is good if one uses
it lawfully, 9 knowing this: that the law is not
made for a righteous person, but for the lawless
and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for
sinners, for the unholy and profane, for
murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers,
for manslayers, 10 for fornicators, for
sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for
perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is
contrary to sound doctrine, 11 according to the
glorious gospel of the blessed God which was
committed to my trust.

3. Introduction
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Said often, “You can't legislate morality.”
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Truth – Morality is all that can be legislated
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Today – Let everyone “do their own thing”
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Doctrine is important to God
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Doctrine includes our moral values
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Immorality comes from three threats

4. Threat 1 – Immoral People
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1 Timothy 1:9a
knowing this: that the
law is not made for a
righteous person, but
for the lawless and
insubordinate, for the
ungodly and for
sinners, for the unholy
and profane
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Lawless – not subject to
the law
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Insubordinate –
disobedient, not willing to
submit
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Ungodly – no fear of God
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Sinners – transgress
God's law
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Unholy – not pure
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Profane – worldly, fleshly

5. Threat 2 – Immoral Choices
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1 Timothy 1:9b-10 for
murderers of fathers
and murderers of
mothers, for
manslayers, 10 for
fornicators, for
sodomites, for
kidnappers, for liars, for
perjurers, and if there
is any other thing that
is contrary to sound
doctrine,
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Murders
− Slay parents
− Taker of human
life
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Fornicators
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Whoremongers
− To sell,
prostitute
− Homosexual
acts, Sodomy

6. Threat 2 – Immoral Choices
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1 Timothy 1:9b-10a
for murderers of fathers
and murderers of
mothers, for
manslayers, 10 for
fornicators, for
sodomites, for
kidnappers, for liars, for
perjurers
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Kidnappers
− To enslave, bind
− Sex slaves
− For ransom
− For personal
pleasure
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Liars / perjurers

7. Threat 3 – Immoral Doctrine
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1 Timothy 1:10b and
if there is any other
thing that is contrary
to sound doctrine
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Sound = healthy,
wholesome, pure
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Doctrine = teaching,
the thing taught
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All the above moral
issues are “contrary
to sound doctrine.”

8. Conclusion
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We often think of doctrine as separate from
morals
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Not True!
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Pure teaching includes moral values
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We must teach purity, sound (healthy) doctrine
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We must stand for sound moral teaching as
well as other doctrinal matters