Micah 6:6-8 6 With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I...

Micah 6:6-8Micah 6:6-8

66 With what shall I come before With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? With calves a year old?


77 Will the Lord be pleased with Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? body for the sin of my soul?


88 He has shown you, O man, He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to Lord require of you But to do do justlyjustly, To , To love mercylove mercy, And to , And to walk humbly with your Godwalk humbly with your God? ?

"To Do Justly"

A."Justly" means "in accordance with what is right."

B."To do justly," then, means "to act in accordance with what is right."

Proverbs 21:3Proverbs 21:3

33 To do righteousness and justice Is To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. sacrifice.

1 Peter 2:11-121 Peter 2:11-12

1111 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, lusts which war against the soul, 1212 having your conduct honorable having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. visitation.

"To Love Mercy"

A."Mercy" means "outward manifestation of pity ..., assumes need on the part of him who receives it, and resources adequate to meet the need on the part of him who shows it."

B."To love mercy," then, means to long for, look for and take advantage of opportunities for such "outward manifestations."

John 13:34John 13:34

3434 A new commandment I give to you, A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one loved you, that you also love one another. another.

John 15:13John 15:13

1313 Greater love has no one than this, Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his than to lay down one's life for his friends.friends.

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-23

1010 In this the children of God and the In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. who does not love his brother.

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-23

1111 For this is the message that you For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, should love one another, 1212 not as not as Cain who was of the wicked one and Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother's righteous. were evil and his brother's righteous.

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-23

1313 Do not marvel, my brethren, if the Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you. world hates you. 1414 We know that we We know that we have passed from death to life, have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides who does not love his brother abides in death. in death. 1515 Whoever hates his Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. abiding in him.

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-23

1616 By this we know love, because He By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. brethren. 1717 But whoever has this But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide him, how does the love of God abide in him? in him?

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-23

1818 My little children, let us not love in My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. truth. 1919 And by this we know that we are of And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. before Him. 2020 For if our heart For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. heart, and knows all things.

1 John 3:10-231 John 3:10-232121 Beloved, if our heart does not Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward condemn us, we have confidence toward God. God. 2222 And whatever we ask we receive And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. are pleasing in His sight. 2323 And this is His commandment: that we And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. gave us commandment.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

77 Beloved, let us love one another, Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. loves is born of God and knows God. 88 He who does not love does not know He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God, for God is love.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

99 In this the love of God was In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through world, that we might live through Him. Him. 1010 In this is love, not that we In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. for our sins.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

1111 Beloved, if God so loved us, we Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. also ought to love one another. 1212 No No one has seen God at any time. If we one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in and His love has been perfected in us. us.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

1313 By this we know that we abide in By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. given us of His Spirit. 1414 And we have And we have seen and testify that the Father has seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. sent the Son as Savior of the world.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

1515 Whoever confesses that Jesus is Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. and he in God. 1616 And we have known and believed And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. abides in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-21

1717 Love has been perfected among us Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. is, so are we in this world. 1818 There is no fear in love; but perfect There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. has not been made perfect in love.

1 John 4:7-211 John 4:7-211919 We love Him because He first loved us. We love Him because He first loved us. 2020 If someone says, "I love God," and If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? not seen? 2121 And this commandment we have from And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. his brother also.

Galatians 6:9-10Galatians 6:9-10

99 And let us not grow weary while And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. shall reap if we do not lose heart. 1010 Therefore, as we have opportunity, Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of those who are of the household of faith. faith.

Mathew 25:31-46Mathew 25:31-46

3131 "When the Son of Man comes in His "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. His glory. 3232 "All the nations will be gathered "All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. goats. 3333 And He will set the sheep on And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the His right hand, but the goats on the left. left.


3434 "Then the King will say to those on "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation prepared for you from the foundation of the world: of the world: 3535 for I was hungry and for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; and you took Me in; 3636 I was naked I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.'you came to Me.'


3737 Then the righteous will answer Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? and give You drink? 3838 When did we When did we see You a stranger and take You in, see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? or naked and clothe You? 3939 Or when Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'come to You?'


4040 And the King will answer and say And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'to Me.'


4141 "Then He will also say to those on "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: prepared for the devil and his angels: 4242 for I was hungry and you gave Me for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; Me no drink; 4343 I was a stranger and I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'prison and you did not visit Me.'


4444 "Then they also will answer Him, "Then they also will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?'not minister to You?'


4545 "Then He will answer them, saying, "Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'of these, you did not do it to Me.'4646 "And these will go away into "And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."righteous into eternal life."

"To Walk Humbly with Your God"

A."Humility" refers to "lowliness of mind."

B."To walk humbly with your God," then, is to live one's life with the comprehension of one’s own comparative unimportance.

Psalm 8:4Psalm 8:4

44 What is man that You are mindful of What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You him, And the son of man that You visit him? visit him?

Proverbs 3:6Proverbs 3:6

66 In all your ways acknowledge Him, In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. And He shall direct your paths.

Amos 3:3Amos 3:3

33 Can two walk together, unless they Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? are agreed?

Isaiah 55:6-9Isaiah 55:6-9

66 Seek the Lord while He may be Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is found, Call upon Him while He is near. near. 77 Let the wicked forsake his Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, thoughts; Let him return to the Lord, And He will have mercy on him; And And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He will abundantly to our God, For He will abundantly pardon. pardon.

Isaiah 55:6-9Isaiah 55:6-9

88 "For My thoughts are not your "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord.ways," says the Lord.99 "For as the heavens are higher than "For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts." than your thoughts."

James 4:7-10James 4:7-10

77 Therefore submit to God. Resist the Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. devil and he will flee from you. 88 Draw near to God and He will draw Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. double-minded.

James 4:7-10James 4:7-10

99 Lament and mourn and weep! Let Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. and your joy to gloom. 1010 Humble yourselves in the sight of Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.the Lord, and He will lift you up.

1 Peter 5:5-71 Peter 5:5-7

55 Likewise you younger people, Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with another, and be clothed with humility, for humility, for "God resists the proud,"God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."But gives grace to the humble."66 Therefore humble yourselves under Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, exalt you in due time, 77 casting all casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for your care upon Him, for He cares for you.you.

Atheistic & Deistic Atheistic & Deistic ApproximationsApproximations

A.A. One who does One who does notnot believe in the believe in the existence of God cannot existence of God cannot consistentlyconsistently maintain there is an maintain there is an objective standard of right and objective standard of right and wrong by which to judge the wrong by which to judge the behavior of man, for an objective behavior of man, for an objective standard would imply that standard would imply that someone greater than man exists.someone greater than man exists.


B.B. One who One who doesdoes believe in the believe in the existence of God, but does existence of God, but does notnot believe that God has communicated believe that God has communicated His will to man, cannot His will to man, cannot consistentlyconsistently maintain there is an objective maintain there is an objective standard of right and wrong by which standard of right and wrong by which to judge the behavior of man, for an to judge the behavior of man, for an objective standard would imply that objective standard would imply that God God hashas communicated His will to communicated His will to man.man.


C.C. Nevertheless, atheists and deists Nevertheless, atheists and deists often hold man accountable to a often hold man accountable to a universal law by suggesting that universal law by suggesting that man man oughtought "to do justly" and "to do justly" and oughtought "to love mercy.""to love mercy."

D.D.In doing this, atheists and deists In doing this, atheists and deists are "approximating" the are "approximating" the requirements of God.requirements of God.


E. However, if there is no Higher Being to require us "to do justly" and "to love mercy," each of us is free to do "that which is right in his own eyes."

Judges 21:25Judges 21:25

2525 In those days there was no king in In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.in his own eyes.


F. Regardless of their approximations, atheists have no hope in death for they do not believe in God, much less "walk humbly" with Him.


G.G.And deists have no hope in death And deists have no hope in death because, though they believe in "a because, though they believe in "a god," they do god," they do notnot believe in the believe in the One True and Living God described One True and Living God described in the Bible and reject the hope of in the Bible and reject the hope of heaven held out therein.heaven held out therein.

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