"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all
sins are hated in the Bible. When a judge can be moved to acquit the guilty by receiving a gift from a person, both that person and the judge are guilty of covetousness. The person covets an illegitimate result while the unjust judge covets money.
We have looked at some of the practices relating to each of the five commandments. I am sure that some of you may probably have questions to ask regarding many other practices that were not mentioned.
To make decisions on questionable matters, you can use the following:
1. Is it for the Lord? Does it bring praise to Him?
"Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor 10:31). (See also Rom 14:6-8)
2. Can I do it in His name (on His authority, implicating Him)? Can I thank Him for it?
"And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" (Col 3:17).
3. Can I take Jesus with me? Would Jesus do it?
"Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?" (Psalm 139:7). "Christ liveth in me" (Gal 2:20). "Christ . . . leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps" (1 Pet 2:21). (See also Matt 28:19-20; John 14:16-17, 23)
4. Does it belong in the home of the Holy Spirit?
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor 6:19, 20). (See also Eph 4:30).
5. Is it of faith? Do I have misgivings?
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