To Avoid Immorality. Avoiding Immorality Begins with an Attitude, a Decision

To Avoid Immorality

Avoiding ImmoralityAvoiding Immorality

Begins with an Attitude, a Begins with an Attitude, a Decision . . .Decision . . .

Begins with an Attitude

Of worshiping the Lord. “I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O

Lord, I will sing praises.” An attitude and desire to worship the Lord.

cf. Psa 132:7; 138:2 Families and individuals should have a

constant attitude of a willingness and desire to worship and praise the Lord.


Of striving to “behave wisely.” David wrote:

“I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.” (NKJV)

“I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house.” (ESV)


Of striving to “behave wisely.” Our behavior at home is to come from a

heart that follows the blameless way. Out of the heart flows the issues or springs

of life. Prov 4:23 Wickedness can flow from one's heart.

Mark 7:20-23


Of rejecting all wicked influences. Do not love the world. 1 John 2:15-17 Overcome the world and its very way of

thinking. 1 John 5:4-5 Be transformed by the renewing of your

mind. Rom 12:2 Make the decision to put away sinful

influences. Psa 26:4-5; ex. 1 Pet 2:1


Remove Wicked Remove Wicked Influences from Your LifeInfluences from Your Life

Remove Wicked Influences

Acknowledge the danger of wicked or evil influences. Corrupts good morals. 1 Cor 15:33 Companion of fools will suffer. Pro 13:20 Attacks God's word. 2 Pet 2:1-2 Appeals to the lust of the flesh. 2 Pet 2:18

You will serve whatever influence you choose to follow. Rom 6:16


Do not set anything wicked before your eyes. Psalms 101:3 Vanity and worthless things. Psa 119:37 Pornography, nudity, and immodesty. Job

31:1; Prov 6:25; Matt 5:28 Alcohol and Drugs. Prov 23:31-35 Covetousness. Jer 22:17; cf. Col 3:5 Those who shut their “eyes from seeing

evil” will “dwell on high. Isa 33:15-16


Hate the work of those who fall from the Lord. Psa 101:3 This requires an attitude of heart. Psa 97:10 Abhor what is evil. Rom 12:9


Put away a “perverse heart.” Do not know wickedness. Psa 101:4 One's service to God must come from a true

heart of honest faith, loyalty, devotion and obedience. Mark 12:29-30; cf. 1 Tim 1:5

A false or perverse heart is an abomination to the Lord. Prov 11:20


Stay away from those who speak slander, lies, and deceit. Psa 101:5a, 7 An honest person cannot stand the presence

of those liars and deceivers. Christians are to speak truth. Eph 4:25 Christians are to turn away from those who

slander. 2 Tim 3:2-5 All liars will spend eternity in hell. Rev 21:8


Avoid the haughty and proud. Psa 101:5b Such arrogant attitudes will lead a person

into self-service motivation and away from a selfless service to the heavenly Father. cf. Psa 10:2-4

Saints are to humble themselves under the mighty hand of God. 1 Pet 5:6

God will exalt those who are truly humble in heart. Luke 18:14


Look to All Who Are Look to All Who Are FaithfulFaithful

Look to All Who Are Faithful

Look to . . . Look to Jesus Christ. 1 Pet 2:21 Look to the apostles. Phil 3:16-17 Look to the examples of those who suffered

and persevered. James 5:10-11 Look to brethren who are living and serving

the Lord with the utmost faithfulness. 1 Thess 1:6-8

Look to All Who Are Faithful

Look to those who walk in a “perfect way.” Just as evil can influence a person away

from the Lord, so can righteous behavior influence a person to follow Christ. ex. 1 Pet 3:1-2

Choose the faithful and the righteous to look to for direction, guidance, and example.

Conclusion

In order to avoid the immoral influences of the word, children of God must . . . Develop an attitude of change. Remove wicked influences from their lives. Look to all who live faithfully as examples.

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To Avoid Immorality. Avoiding Immorality Begins with an Attitude, a Decision