2. Parkside Adult Sunday School Blog
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have another outlet besides our Sunday
discussions during Sunday School. It allows
for more interaction and discussion during
the course of the week. You are free to
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3. IN THE NEWS
1. June 30, 2009: President Obama for the
“I believe that we can achieve equality
millions of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and
Endorses Americans toin this country and
Transgender) people Accept
Homosexuality leadership team, I know that
with this LGBT
• JuneLGBT community will play a major role in
the was Gay Pride Month
our campaign to bring change to
• President Obama hosted a Gay Pride
Washington.”
Obama acknowledged that manythe White still
celebration on Tuesday at Americans
House.
disapprove of homosexuality. "There are still
fellow citizens, perhaps neighbors or even
family members and loved ones, who still
hold fast to worn arguments and old attitudes,"
he stated.
4. 2. July 2, 2009: NEA Supports
Homosexuality.
• NEA (National Education Association)
approved language supporting same-sex
marriage, homosexual adoption, and other
issues surrounding the homosexual agenda.
3. Judeo Christian Beliefs
• A speech by Congressman Randy Forbes
from Virginia in the House of
Representatives reaffirming our belief in
Judeo Christian Values.
5. A speech by Congressman Randy Forbes of
Virginia in the House of Representatives
reaffirming our belief in Judeo Christian Ethics.
Spiritual Heritage Resolution
7. Matthew 22: 36-38
36"Teacher, which is the great
commandment in the Law?"
37And He said to him, „YOU SHALL
LOVE THE LORD YOUR 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 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."
9.
10. ETHOS: MORAL CHARACTER
Study of MORALITY
what is right and wrong, good and evil
BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES are revealed
through the study of scripture and defines how
we should act and live as Christians
Heart of Christian Ethics is the GOSPEL.
REGENERATING work of the Holy Spirit, the
inner heart of man is renewed!
Morality must have ABSOLUTES.
MORAL ABSOLUTES are revealed to us
through God’s Word.
11. Absolute Truth or Moral Absolutes
Whatever is true at one time and at one
place is true at all time's and at all places.
What is true for one person is true for all
person's. Truth is true whether we believe
it or not.
Truth is discovered or it is revealed
through God’s Word, it is not invented by a
culture or by religious men.
12. 1. John 14:6: Jesus, God Incarnate is
Truth.
2. Rom. 1:19-20; 2:14-16: God has made
principle elements of truth (Him)
known to all people.
• It is clear enough that man is without
excuse.
3. Rom. 1:20: He holds us responsible
(at the judgment) for the truth, it is
therefore sufficiently clear.
13. Gov. Mark Sanford of South
Carolina said this was his first and
only extramarital affair during a 19-
year marriage.
He invoked Scripture and his faith
several times during the 18-minute
news conference.
“Believe it or not, I’ve been a
Gov. Mark person of faith all my life. There are
Sanford of South moral absolutes,” intended “to
Carolina
protect you from yourself.”
He called his actions, “selfish,” and
said they carry consequences.
14. Where do we find moral absolutes or a
moral code to live by?
1. Ten Commandments
2. Beatitudes
3. Other areas of scripture
4. Ethical teachings such as murder, adultery,
divorce are found in the Bible
5. These take the form of the Old Testament
teachings and are found in the New
Testament
15. So, what is moral relativism?
Moral relativism is the view that ethical
standards, morality, and positions of right or
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,
and I'll decide what's right for me. Moral
relativism says, "It's true for me, if I believe
it."
16. So, what is moral relativism?
1. What‟s true for you may not be true for me.”
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.
17. Catch Phrases of Relativism
•“Just go with the flow.”
•“If it feels good, do it.”
•“Anything goes.”
•“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
•“Different strokes, for different folks.”
•“What works for you, works for me.”
•Tolerance
18.
19. 1. Over the last 50 years, name
some of the examples of
how traditional marriage
has been threatened in
American society?
Co-habitation
Living together
Fornication
Premarital Sex
Divorce
Adultery
Extramarital Sex
Same Sex marriage
20. : The institution of
marriage is God-ordained
and occurs between a man
and a woman until death
severs the bond.
Marriage is a human
contract made between any
two people, and either party
can terminate it for any
reason.
21. How/why did we get to this point in
our society where the sanctity of
marriage is threatened?
1. Sexual revolution in the 60's
2. Media (Hollywood)
3. The Pill (birth control)
4. Abortion (Roe vs Wade)
5. Illegitimacy (Fatherlessness)
6. Cohabitation
7. Reproductive Technologies
8. Divorce
9. Gay Rights
22. Quotes On Marriage
1. For two people in a marriage to live together
day after day is unquestionably a
miracle….Bill Cosby
2. There is nothing nobler or more admirable
than when two people who see eye to eye
keep house as man and wife, confounding
their enemies and delighting their
friends…..Homer
3. My advice to you is to get married. If you find
a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll
become a philosopher…..Socrates
23. Quotes On Marriage
4. Getting a dog is like getting married. It
teaches you to be less self-centered, to
accept sudden, surprising outbursts of
affection, and not to be upset by a few
scratches on your car….Will Stanton
5. Elections are a good deal like marriages.
There's no accounting for anyone's taste.
Every time we see a bridegroom we
wonder why she ever picked him, and it's
the same with public officials….Will Rogers
24. A MUST: The acknowledgement
of God‟s guidance throughout
the marriage is first and
foremost.
To love and To have
to cherish, and to
till death us hold from
do part this day
forward
In sickness For better
and in For richer for for worse
health. poorer
25. What does the Bible say about marriage?
1. Hebrews 13: 4: Marriage is honorable
2. Matthew 19:4-5, Gen. 2:24: What is God's intent
for marriage?
•MARRIAGE is the JOINING of ONE MAN with
ONE WOMAN, for LIFE by GOD.
"What therefore God hath joined
together, let not man put asunder
(separate).” Matt. 19: 6
26. What does the Bible say about marriage?
1. God created us to have relationships
• With Him:
• “our hearts are restless until we find our
rest in Thee.” (St. Augustine)
• Biblical principle: God designed us for a
relationship with Him. The whole of
Scripture speaks of our relationship with
Him: how to have it, how to hold onto it,
how to rest in it, how to communicate it,
how to enjoy it.
27. What does the Bible say about marriage?
1. God created us to have relationships
• With others: I Corinthians 12:18-21:
• 18Butnow God has placed the members, each one of
them, in the body, just as He desired. 19If they were all
one member, where would the body be? 20But now
there are many members, but one body. 21And the eye
cannot say to the hand, "I have no need of you"; or
again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you."
• Biblical principle: God has placed us into the body of
Christ (the Church), doesn’t this also mean He places
each one of us with the spouse of His choice?
28. What does the Bible say about marriage?
2. Marriage carries out God‟s Plan for Mankind
• Reflect: Christian marriages are to reflect God’s image:
• Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness.… So, God created man in his own image, in the
image of God he created him; male and female he
created them” Genesis 1:26-27.
• Biblical Principle: Each individual (as a male and as a
female) is created in the image of God. However, a
married couple has a unique capacity to reflect His
image as husband and wife. When we recognize our
purpose is to reflect the image of God, we see that we
have an opportunity to be a witness to a lost world.
29. What does the Bible say about marriage?
3. God‟s purpose for marriage is to
reproduce:
• Reproduce: Genesis 1:28a, God blessed them and
said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number;
fill the earth and subdue it.”
• Biblical principle: Marriage is an opportunity for
men and women to produce children. Children
are a gift from God and with them comes great
responsibility: children are to be raised in His
“likeness.”
• Not all married couples have children.
Nevertheless, they are to demonstrate God’s
likeness in their day to day lives.
30. What does the Bible say about marriage?
4. God‟s purpose for marriage, to reign:
• Reign: Genesis 1:28a, God blessed them and said
to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the
earth and subdue it.”
• Biblical principle: According to this verse,
married couples are to “subdue” the earth. To
accomplish this requires good stewardship in the
physical realm over that which God has given. It
also requires diligence in the spiritual
realm. Together married couples are to be
“soldiers” directed by God to accomplish His
intentions on earth.
