3. Parkside Adult Sunday School Blog
1. The goal of this Sunday School Blog is to
have another outlet besides our Sunday
discussions during Sun unday School. It allows
for more interaction and discussion during
the course of the week. You are free to
comment, ask question give advice or post
ions,
anything related to our topic.
http://pbfadultsundayschool.blogspot.com/
4. IN THE NEWS
1. School Censors Second Grader's Talent
Show Performance in Oakley, CA June 10,
2009
• http://www.pacificjustice.org/resources/
news/focusdetails.cfm?ID=PR090610a
2. June 16, 2009, Senate poised to vote at any
time on "hate crimes" legislation. Punishing
es"
wrong beliefs about homosexuality is its
sole purpose
• http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi
bin/query/z?c111:S.909:
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5. The Christian In A Secular American is
designed with THREE goals:
1. Using the Scriptures
As a follower of Ch
Christ, how do I live in a
society that is becoming more secular?
Assess Biblical absolutes and Godly
principles and how to apply them.
Identify and examine some of the
challenges to and opportunities for
living out the gospel of Jesus Christ in
all areas of contemporary life.
7. Matthew 22: 36
36-38
36"Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the Law?"
37And He said to him, ‘YOU SHALL
LOVE THE LORD YO OUR GOD WITH ALL
YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR
SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'
38"This is the great and foremost
commandment.
8. Verses 36 to 38
The Christian life is summarized in the
two commands. We must first understand
our culture and its ch
challenges because we
are to be faithful followers of Christ and
faithful witnesses to the gospel.
We are called to faithfulness, and
faithfulness requires that we be ready to
think as Christians when confronted with
the crucial issues of the day. This is all
rooted in our love of God.
9. Verses 39 to 40
39Thesecond is like it, “YOU SHALL
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
YOURSELF.”
40"On these two commandments
depend the whole Law and the
Prophets."
10. Verses 39 to 40:
But Jesus also comma anded love of neighbor,
and Christians must be driven by love of
neighbor as we confron the issues of our day.
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We care for the well-being of our neighbors,
being
and we want to see them come to faith in Christ.
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We care about marriag sexuality, children,
iage,
the dignity of human li life, and a host of related
issues because we love God first and this leads
ve
directly to love of our neighbor
neighbor---and our
neighborhood. In the end, the culture and its
e
challenges will pass awaway. Our Lord has left us
here for a reason.
We are to be SALT AND LIGHT in a dying world.
12. 13"You are the salt of the earth; but the salt has
become tasteless, how can it be made salty
again? It is no longer goo for anything, except to
ood
be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.
14"You are the light of the world. A city set on a
hill cannot be hidden;
15nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a
t
basket, but on the lamp st stand, and it gives light to
all who are in the house.
16"Let your light shine before men in
such a way that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father
who is in heaven.
13. Biblical Principle:
You Are the Salt of the Earth
Salt Preserves
Salt Adds Flavor
Creates Thirst
Salt Cemented or Sealed Covenants
Salt Sustains Life
14. Biblical Principle:
You Are the Light of the World
Light Reveals
Light Guides
Light Reflects
15. Biblical Principle:
WE, the CHURCH (Belie
lievers), are"the salt of
the earth.“ God mand
ndates all Believers to
serve as that which pr
prevents the corruption
of sin and wickedness from spreading in
culture.
The CHURCH, (Chris
ristians, Believers) are
the only "salt" He has provided for
its moral corruption, and the only
"light“ He has provided for its
spiritual darkness.
16. When will the world
See that we need Jesus?
Verse 1
When will the world,
see that we need Jesus?
If we open our eyes. We will all realize
That He loves us. When will the world
See that we need Jesus?
When our hearts are as one
And believe that He's the Son of our God
17. When will the world
See that we need Jesus?
Chorus
The Lord is our God an we shall never want
and
The Lord is our God and
we shall live forever
When we share the love of Jesus
See each other as He sees us
Then His love will see us through
His love will see us through
18. When will the world
See that we need Jesus?
Verse 2
When will the world se that we need Jesus?
see
When sister and brother
Love one another as one
When will the world
See that we need Jesus?
Will we ever understand
Jesus is the Son of man?
We must live in the shadow of His love
20. Its principles give us the
standards by which we
must conduct ourselves in
those situations where
there are no explicit ETHOS:
ETHOS
instructions. study of
The Bible moral
does give us character .
A list of
detailed “do’s and
instructions don’ts”
through
Biblical
principles. The study
Biblical principles of MORALITY
revealed through the and what is
study of scripture right and
defines how we wrong, good
should act and live as and evil
Christians
21. In John
MacA
cArthur’s book,
Right Thinking In
A World Gone
In John Wrong, the heart of
MacArthur,
pastor of Grace Chri
ristian Ethics is
Community
Church. the GOSPEL.
22. WHY?
Through the
REGENERATING work
of the Holy Spirit, the
inner heart o man will
rt of
be renewed!
23. HOW?
1. Titus 3: 5-8: 1. Transformed
2. Rom. 8: 13-14: 2. Indwelt with Holy Spirit
3. Gal. 5: 22-23: 3. Exhibit genuine holiness
4. I Corn. 6: 9-11: 4. Changed heart & life
5. John 8:42: 5. Responds to Christ
6. John 14: 15: 6. Obeys His commands
7. Eph. 2: 8-10: 7. Salvation by grace
8. Psalms 19: 7-9: 8. Sufficiency/authority of
Scripture
9. II Tim 3: 15-17 9. Accepts sanctification
10. Psalms: 12: 6: 10. Scripture is pure/endures
11. John 8:31-32: 11. Wo is final source of truth
Word
24. Absolute Truth or Moral Absolutes
Whatever is true at one time and at one
place is true at all tim and at all places.
ime's
What is true for one pe person is true for all
person's. Truth is true whether we believe
ue
it or not.
Truth is discovered or it is revealed
through God’s Word, i is not invented by a
, it
culture or by religious men.
25. Where do we find m
moral absolutes or a
moral code to live by?
1. Ten Commandments
Commandments about humanity’s
relationship with God (first 4)
Commandments about humanity’s
relationships with others in society (last 6)
The commandments are:
• prohibitive (do not steal)
• categorical and absolute
26. Where do we find m
moral absolutes or a
moral code to live by?
2. Beatitudes
Are seen as the New Testament equivalent of
the Decalogue (Ten Commandments as it
Ten Commandments),
takes the Law set down by the Torah and
updates it into:
A list of beatitudes are a list of behaviours that
e
will lead to rewards ‘if you are like this, then
you will receive that’
27. Where do we find m
moral absolutes or a
moral code to live by?
3. Ethical teachings such as murder,
adultery, divorce ar found in the Bible
are
4. These take the form of the Old
Testament teachings and are found in
the New Testament.
“You have heard it said; ‘do not commit
adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who
looks lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart”
28. Judeo-Christian i the belief in the
n is
Biblical God of Israel, in His Ten
Commandments and His Biblical
moral laws.
It is a belief in absolute, not
relative, morality.
,
It is a belief that America must
answer morally to God and not to
the mortal, usually venal (corrupt),
lly
governments of the world.
29. So, what is moral relativism?
Moral relativism is the view that ethical
standards, morality, an positions of right or
and
wrong are and therefore subject to a
person's individual choice.
We can all decide what is right for
ourselves. You decide what's right for you,
de
and I'll decide what's right for me. Moral
relativism says, "It's tr
true for me, if I believe
it."
30. So, what is moral relativism?
1. What’s true for you may not be true for me.”
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2. “No culture is better or worse than another.”
3. “There are no absolute morals, just differing
opinions.”
4. The belief that truth/error, right/wrong are
determined by the individual.
31. Catch Phrases of Relativism
•“Just go with the flow.”
“Just
•“If it feels good, do it.”
“If
•“Anything goes.”
“Anything
•“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
“Beauty
•“Different strokes, for different folks.”
“Different
•“What works for you, works for me.”
“What
32. •Can there be
•
morality without
God?
•Can we determine a
an
mor code without
oral
God?
Albert Mohler, hosts
The Albert Mohler
Program, a radio
•Can we know right
an
show engaging from wrong, good
contemporary
culture with his from evil without
Bible-based beliefs. God?