"WRONG IS ALWAYS WRONG"

Isaiah 5:20

James 4:17 

Introduction: We are living in a period of loose and sagging morals.  Satan provides many rationalizations for improper behaviour.  People seem to justify wrong behaviour and actions.  Let me give an example.  Some people who lived in LA during the riots saw nothing wrong for looting stores just because they were poor.  Theft is always wrong.  What did the Lord say?

                                                Exodus 20:15

“Thou shalt not steal.”

      That is real plain, isn’t it?  In other words, there is no real reason to steal.  I could continue this train of thought for a long time but will not do so because it gets away from my train of thought.

      We should be among those who would live faithful Christian lives.  We must not be ignorant of Satan’s devices. (2^nd Corinthians 2:11 “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”) Wrong is always wrong despite our efforts to excuse our actions.  Let me be very plain today.  I want to give several reasons why wrong is always wrong.

1. Wrong is wrong, even if you don't get caught!  The Lord sees all and remembers all.

                                                Genesis 16:13

      “Thou God seest me”

                                                Proverbs 15:3

      “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.” 

2. Wrong is wrong, even if you do it for a good cause! The honorable purpose does not justify, a dishonorable deed or action.  The end never justifies the means. 

                                                1^st John 3:4

“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.”

                                                1^st John 5:17

            “All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.” 

3. Wrong is wrong, even if others are doing worse thing! To the lost in the Day of Judgment, it will be little comfort to know others committed worse sins.  

                                                Proverbs 24:9

            “The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.” 

4. Wrong is wrong, even if it doesn't bother the conscience! The conscience can be trained or educated to accept wrongdoing; even an honest sin or an evil done in sincerity is sinful in the sight of the Holy God.  Galatians 6:7

            “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” 

5. Wrong is wrong, even if it is commonly considered acceptable!    

                                                Exodus 23:2

“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment”

                                                Proverbs 4:14-15

“Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.  Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.”

                                                1^st Thessalonians 5:21-22

            “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.   Abstain from all appearance of evil.”

      Let me illustrate with this.  Is abortion ever right according to the Bible?  Forget what you have learned from every place but what the Bible teach.  Let give you a verse of scripture to help you settle this thought. Romans 3:4

“God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.”

      I want to give four possible scenarios for abortion and let you decide whether or not it was right to abort these babies.

1. There's a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have 14 kids. Now she finds out she's pregnant with 15th. They're living in tremendous poverty.   Considering their poverty and the excessive world population, would you consider recommending she get an abortion?

2. The father is sick with sniffles; the mother has TB. They have 4 children. 1st is blind, 2nd is dead, 3rd is deaf, 4th has TB. She finds she's pregnant again. Given the extreme situation, would you consider recommending abortion?

3. A white man raped a 13 year old black girl and she got pregnant. If you were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?

4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She's not married. Her fiancé is not the father of the baby, and he's very upset. Would you consider recommending abortion?

            If you said yes. . . .

      In the first case, you have just killed John Wesley. He was one of the great evangelists in the 19th century.

            In the second case, you have killed Beethoven.

            In the third case, you have killed Ethel Waters, the great black gospel singer.

            If you said yes to the fourth case, you have just declared the murder of Jesus Christ. 

Conclusion: REMEMBER, THERE IS NEVER A RIGHT WAY TO DO WRONG!