Download - MINISTERIAL ETHICS

MINISTERIAL ETHICS

CLASS 5, Section 1 THE STUDY OF ETHICS

ETHICS AND

FAITH

MINISTERIALETHICS

CLASS NUMBER 5SECTION ONETHE STUDY OF ETHICS• THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAW IN OUR LIVES.• THE FULLNESS OF THE TRUTH OF GRACE.• ETHICAL CONFLICTS IN THE LIFE OF THE BELIEVER.

MINISTERIALETHICSOPENING

STATEMENTSEthical conduct cannot be transmitted from one generation to another. It is always a matter of choice.


STATEMENTSEthical conduct – Jacob’s sons were bent upon evil with the exception of Joseph – Gen. 34.Whatever Joseph lacked in wisdom and humility his ethical practice overcame – Gen. 45:4-8.


STATEMENTSEthical atmospheres of conflict:- midwives in Exodus – Exodus 1- Rahab the harlot LIED to save the lives of the Israelite spies (Exodus – Joshua 2).


STATEMENTSEthical atmospheres of conflict: - at the same time when Abraham lied about his wife God did not respect his choice (Gen. 12:10-20).


STATEMENTSEthical atmospheres of conflict: The Bible shows us that there are many times in which God’s HOLY SPIRIT is required to make the rendering of Truth right.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• PRINCIPLES FOR ETHICAL CONFLICTS

Proverbs 16:1-6 The preparations of the

heart belong to man,but the answer of the

tongue is from the LORD.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 16:1-62 All the ways of a man are pure in

his own eyes,but the LORD weighs the spirits.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 16:1-63 Commit your works to the LORD,

and your thoughts will be established.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 16:1-64 The LORD has made all for

Himself,yes, even the wicked for the day of

doom.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 16:1-65 Everyone proud in heart is an

abomination to the LORD;Though they join forces, none will

go unpunished.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 16:1-66 In mercy and truth

atonement is provided for iniquity;And by the fear of

the LORD one departs from evil.

MINISTERIALETHICS

•SPIRITUAL ETHICS• Ethics of waiting on God.• Ethics of heresy.• Ethics of honoring God.• Ethics of faith over fear.

MINISTERIALETHICS

•SPIRITUAL ETHICS• Ethics of waiting on God.• Impatience with God leads us into horrible ethical disaster.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF WAITING ON GOD

EXODUS 32:1-4 Now when the people saw that

Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-4before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the

land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”2 And Aaron said to them,

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-4“Break off the golden

earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your

daughters, and bring them to me.”

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-43 So all the people broke off the

golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to

Aaron. 4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-4fashioned it with an engraving tool,

and made a molded calf.Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the

land of Egypt!”

MINISTERIALETHICS


GENESIS 16:1-5Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had

borne him no children. And she had an Egyptian maidservant whose

name was Hagar. 2 So Sarai said to Abram, “See now, the LORD has

restrained

MINISTERIALETHICS


GENESIS 16:1-5me from bearing children. Please, go in to my maid; perhaps I shall

obtain children by her.” And Abram heeded the voice of Sarai. 3 Then

Sarai, Abram’s wife, took Hagar her

MINISTERIALETHICS


GENESIS 16:1-5maid, the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife, after Abram had dwelt ten

years in the land of Canaan. 4 So he went in to Hagar, and she

conceived.

MINISTERIALETHICS


GENESIS 16:1-5And when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress became

despised in her eyes.5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “My wrong be upon you! I gave my

maid

MINISTERIALETHICS


GENESIS 16:1-5into your embrace; and when she

saw that she had conceived, I became despised in her eyes.

The LORD judge between you and me.”

MINISTERIALETHICS


NOT WAITING ON GOD FOR HIS PROMISES TO BE FULFILLED IS UNETHICAL FOR GOD’S LEADERS.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• SPIRITUAL ETHICS• Ethics of waiting on God.• Ethics of heresy.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF TEACHING HERESY

EXODUS 32:1-10Now when the people saw that

Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered together to Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make us gods that shall go

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10before us; for as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the

land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”2 And Aaron said to them,

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10“Break off the golden

earrings which are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to

me.” 3 So all the people broke off the

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10golden earrings which were in their

ears, and brought them to Aaron. 4 And he received the gold from their hand, and he

fashioned it with an engraving tool,

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10and made a molded calf.

Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the

land of Egypt!”

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-105 So when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made a

proclamation and said, “Tomorrow is a feast to

the LORD.” 6 Then they rose early on

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10the next day, offered burnt

offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down

to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

7 And the LORD said to Moses,

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10 “Go, get down! For your people

whom you brought out of the land of Egypt have corrupted

themselves. 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10commanded them. They have

made themselves a molded calf, and worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god, O

Israel, that brought you out of the land of

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10Egypt!’” 9 And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people,

and indeed it is a stiff-necked people! 10 Now therefore, let Me

alone, that My wrath may burn hot

MINISTERIALETHICS


EXODUS 32:1-10against them and I may consume

them. And I will make of you a great nation.”

MINISTERIALETHICS • ETHICS OF

TEACHING HERESY • BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE• BECAUSE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS - MONEY• BECAUSE OF PRIDE• BECAUSE OF DEMON CONTROL

MINISTERIALETHICS • ETHICS OF

TEACHING HERESY • Heresy for any of these reasons is UNETHICAL because it moves God’s people into God’s anger and sin.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• SPIRITUAL ETHICS• Ethics of waiting on God.• Ethics of heresy.• Ethics of honoring God.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• THE ETHICS OFHONORING GOD

PROVERBS 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the

beginning of wisdom,and the knowledge of the Holy

One is understanding.

MINISTERIALETHICS


ECCL. 5:1-3 Walk prudently when you go to the

house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the

sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

MINISTERIALETHICS


ECCL. 5:1-32 Do not be rash with your mouth,

and let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.

For God is in heaven, and you on earth;

MINISTERIALETHICS


ECCL. 5:1-3Therefore let your words be few.

3 For a dream comes through much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

MINISTERIALETHICS


LEVITICUS 10:1-3Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of

Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and

offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not

commanded

MINISTERIALETHICS


LEVITICUS 10:1-3them. 2 So fire went out from

the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 3 And

Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD spoke, saying:

MINISTERIALETHICS


LEVITICUS 10:1-3‘By those who come near MeI must be regarded as holy;And before all the people

I must be glorified.’”

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF HONORING GOD • Careless worship does not honor God.• Careless study does not honor God.• Careless prophecy does not honor God!

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF HONORING GOD • It is UNETHICAL for pastors and ministers to not FEAR and HONOR God!

MINISTERIALETHICS


PROVERBS 14:31He who oppresses the poor

reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the

needy.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF HONORING GOD • It is UNETHICAL for pastors and ministers, Christians, to oppress those who are less fortunate than they.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• SPIRITUAL ETHICS• Ethics of waiting on God.• Ethics of heresy.• Ethics of honoring God.• Ethics of faith over fear.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• THE ETHICS OFFAITH OVER FEAR

1 SAMUEL 13:1-14 Saul reigned one year; and when

he had reigned two years over Israel, 2 Saul chose for himself

three thousand men of Israel. Two thousand were with Saul in

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14Michmash and in the mountains of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent away, every man to his tent.

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-143 And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the

Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all

the land, saying,

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14“Let the Hebrews hear!” 4 Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had

attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel had also

become an abomination to the Philistines.

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal.

5 Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel,

thirty thousand chariots and six

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up

and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven. 6 When the men

of

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14Israel saw that they were in danger

(for the people were distressed), then the people hid in caves, in

thickets, in rocks, in holes, and in pits. 7 And some of the Hebrews

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14crossed over the Jordan to the land

of Gad and Gilead.As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him

trembling. 8 Then he waited seven

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14days, according to the time set by Samuel. But Samuel did not come

to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring a burnt offering and peace

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14offerings here to me.” And he

offered the burnt offering. 10 Now it happened, as soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, that Samuel came;

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14and Saul went out to meet him,

that he might greet him.11 And Samuel said, “What have

you done?” Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattered

from me,

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash, 12 then I said, ‘The

Philistines will now come down on

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14me at Gilgal, and I have not made

supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have

done foolishly.

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14You have not kept the

commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you. For now the LORD would have established your kingdom over

Israel

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14forever. 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His

own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be

MINISTERIALETHICS


1 SAMUEL 13:1-14 commander over His people,

because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.”

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF FAITH OVER FEAR • It is unethical to lose FAITH because of the pressure of FEAR from the enemy. In doing so, we move to leading in sin instead of obedience.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• ETHICS OF FAITH OVER FEAR • When our decisions are made out of FEAR instead of FAITH then they will always be wrongheaded.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 1:32-33For the turning away of the simple

will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy

them;

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 1:32-3333 But whoever listens to me will dwell safely, and will be secure,

without fear of evil.”

MINISTERIALETHICS

• BIBLICAL ETHICS • The key to practicing ETHICS is learning what to fear and what not to fear.• Many of our leadership failures happen because of fearing the wrong thing.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• BIBLICAL ETHICS • There is a fear of not being or looking successful, rather than a solid and HOLY FEAR of God. • When we fear GOD, we avoid being done in by the foolish traps of satan.

MINISTERIALETHICS

• THE FEAR OFTHE LORD

Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of

the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His

children will have a place of refuge.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the

snares of death.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 14:16A wise man fears and departs from

evil, but a fool rages and is self-confident.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life,

and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited

with evil.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of

the LORD are riches and honor and life.

MINISTERIALETHICS


Proverbs 23:17Do not let your heart envy sinners,

but be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;

CLASS 6, Section 1 Pages 83-105ETHICS IN CHURCH DOCTRINE

MINISTERIALETHICS