{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"West Side Church of Christ - Elkton Ky","title":"Why Is Wrong Wrong(From Our 4-13-25 Worship)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c9b6b2cd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1688,"description":"Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/R0B5JrO6IrY\nSummary:\nIntroduction – Why “Right & Wrong” Still Matters\nA Culture in Moral Free‑FallHeadlines normalize what Scripture condemns; those who question it are branded judgmental.\nThe question beneath the noise: Who gets to draw the line between virtue and vice?\nAim of This LessonShow that God’s fixed moral law is loving, protective, and transformative—never arbitrary.\nEquip believers to discern right from wrong and to explain it with humility and conviction.\n1. Defining Morals—Our Internal Playbook\n“Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company ruins good morals.’” — 1 Corinthians 15:33, ESV\nBiblical Definition – Greek ēthos = “habitual pattern of behavior.”\nIllustration: A football team cannot improvise every play; it needs a playbook. Your moral code is the playbook you run every day.\n2. The Bankruptcy of DIY Morality\n“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” — Judges 21:25\nSubjectivism FailsBurger‑King Ethics: “Have it your way” feels freeing but ends in chaos.\nProverbs 14:12 – “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”\nHuman LimitsIsaiah 55:8‑9 – God’s ways are higher; our best thinking cannot outperform His wisdom.\nReal‑Life Example: The 2008 housing crash—banks, buyers, and brokers all “followed their own rules,” confident profits would never end. The result: global collapse, proving that unrestrained self‑interest implodes.\n3. What Happens When a Society Suppresses Truth\nRomans 1:18‑25, ESV (excerpt)\n“For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God … their foolish hearts were darkened … therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts.”\nDownward SpiralSuppress truth (v. 18) →\nDarkened thinking (v. 21) →\nDisordered desires (vv. 24‑27) →\nCelebrated rebellion (v. 32).\nModern Parallel: Online “cancel culture” silences dissent, then celebrates what God calls sin—exactly the pattern Paul outlines.\n4. One Lawgiver, One...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/lvjrvJQzIzEamCIrdKMIrIgeJhJiQm_6B3NGmBkvnkU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMTFj/NDA4ZDU1M2YyMDdj/ZWFiZjA0MDU1MDE2/NWNmNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}