W W J D W hat W ould J esus D o?

W D J D W hat D id J esus D o?

W D J D : W hat D id J esus D o? When confronted with an adulteress? Upheld the Law of God! –If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die-the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel. (Deut. 22:22) –The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10)

W D J D : W hat D id J esus D o? When confronted with an adulteress? Upheld the Law of God! –And if it is indeed true and certain that such an abomination has been committed in Israel, then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has committed that wicked thing, and shall stone to death that man or woman with stones. Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you. (Deut. 17:5-7)

W W J D : W hat Would J esus D o? When confronted with an adulteress? When faced with the sin of immodesty?

W W J D : W hat Would J esus D o? When faced with the sin of immodesty? –But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (Matt. 5:28) –Then He said to the disciples, It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! (Luke 17:1)

W W J D : W hat W ould J esus D o? When faced with the sin of immodesty? The Apostles taught Christ’s Will: –And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. (Matt. 16:19) –However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. (John 16:13)

WWJD: Immodesty In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. (1 Tim. 2:9-10) Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness… (Gal. 5:19)

Immodesty - Guidelines Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. (Genesis 3:21) And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs. (Exodus 28:42) Take the millstones and grind meal. Remove your veil, Take off the skirt, Uncover the thigh, Pass through the rivers. Your nakedness shall be uncovered, Yes, your shame will be seen; I will take vengeance, And I will not arbitrate with a man. (Isaiah 47:2-3)

W W J S : W hat Would J esus Say ? About worship? –God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:24) –And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise! Then His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up. (John 2:14-17)

W D J S : W hat D id J esus S ay? About worship? –Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.” (Matt. 15:7-9) –Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 1:9)

W W J D : W hat W ould J esus D o? About worship? –Sing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16) –Give (1 Cor. 16:1-2) –Pray (Acts 2:42; 1 Cor. 14:15) –Observe Lord’s Supper (Matt. 26:26-29; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; Acts 20:7) –Preach Gospel (Mk. 16:15; Acts 20:7) –Omit unauthorized practices (Col. 3:17)

W W J S : W hat W ould J esus Say? About Missing Worship? –To entertain company –To play in ball game or the band –To go on a weekend field trip –Because on a vacation –To sleep in, had a tough week –John 6:27; Matt. 6:33

W W J S : W hat W ould J esus Say? About Changing the Work of His Church? –Work: Edify, Help Needy Saints, Preach to Lost –Social & Recreational Activities? –Church Supported Institutions? Homes: Orphan, Old Folks, Unwed Mothers, etc. Schools: Day Care, K-12, Colleges Medical: Hospitals, Clinics (Matt. 7:21-23; 2 Jn. 9) Came to save lost – ( Lk. 19:10 ) Desires that all be saved ( 1 Tim. 2:4 ) Do Only What Is Authorized ( Col. 3:17; Gal. 1 )

W W J S : W hat W ould J esus Say? If asked how to enter kingdom? –Hear, take heed, to My words (Mk. 9:7) –Born of water & spirit (John 3:5) –Repent (Lk. 13:3) –Confess faith (Matt. 10:32) –Be baptized (Mk. 16:16) –Obedient will be saved (Mt. 7:21; Lk. 6:46)