Can we know absolutely whether something is right or wrong? What is our standard of morality? The only absolute standard we can have is to look back to the one who created us and imitate Him. We know right and wrong because it is the very character of God.
21. “I know, O LORD, that the way of
man is not in himself, that it is not in
man who walks to direct his steps.”
— Jeremiah 10.23
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24. “The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of knowledge.”
— Proverbs 1.7
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25. “and have clothed yourselves with the
new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge according to the image of
its creator.”
— Colossians 3.10
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31. “Do to others as you would have
them do to you.”
— Luke 6.31
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32. “And the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard
your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.”
— Philippians 4.7
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33. “Fear God, and keep His
commandments; for that is the whole
duty of everyone.”
— Ecclesiastes 12.13
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