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MINISTERIAL ETHICS
CLASS 9, Section 2 THE STUDY OF ETHICS
ETHICS of
CONFLICTSlide2
MINISTERIAL
ETHICSCLASS NUMBER 9
SECTION TWO
THE STUDY OF ETHICS
ETHICS OF CONGREGATIONAL CONFLICT
ETHICS OF LEADERSHIP CONFLICTSlide3
MINISTERIAL
ETHICSCLASS NUMBER 9
SECTION TWO
THE STUDY OF ETHICS
ETHICS
IN MONEY AND STEALING.
ETHICS
OF GOVERNMENT CONFLICT.
ETHICS
OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE.Slide4
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All conflict and personal difficulties come from only one
place,
according to the Bible.
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JAMES 4:1-6
Where do wars and fights
come
from among you? Do
they
not
come
from
your
desires for
pleasure that war in your members? Slide6
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You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war.
Yet
you do not have because you do not ask.
3
You ask and do not receive
,Slide7
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because
you ask amiss, that you may spend
it
on your pleasures.
4
Adulterers and
adulteresses
! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Slide8
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JAMES 4:1-6
Whoever
therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
5
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously
”?Slide9
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JAMES 4:1-6
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But He gives more grace. Therefore He says
: “
God resists the proud,
But gives grace to the humble
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The
Church is made up of
people, individuals
who come together with struggles, talents,
insecurities,
wounds and skills,
a past,
and expectations for the future.Slide11
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Conflict
resolution is where the gospel of Jesus Christ demonstrates
its
power and ability.
Jesus
Christ came to resolve the CONFLICT between MAN and GOD
(Col. 1:19-22
).
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COLOSSIANS 1:19-22
For it pleased
the Father that
in Him all the fullness should dwell,
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and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having
madeSlide13
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peace
through the blood of His
cross.
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And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled Slide14
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COLOSSIANS 1:19-22
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in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His
sight…”
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) If Jesus
Christ can make such restitution for our sin in order that we might be changed
into
sin-less-ness before a HOLY
GOD,
then is it possible for Jesus to make restitution between individuals in the
Church?Slide16
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) If such resolution between two individuals in the Church becomes impossible, why is that so?
3) Where resolution is not possible between two individuals there is hardness of heart. Slide17
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MATTHEW 18:15-20
“Moreover if
your brother
sins
against you, go and
tell him his
fault
between
you and him alone
. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. Slide18
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But if he will not hear,
take with you one or two more
, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established
.’Slide19
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And if he refuses to hear them,
tell it to the church
. But if he refuses even to hear the church,
let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector
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MATTHEW 18:15-20
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“Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven
.Slide21
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MATTHEW 18:15-20
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Again
I
say
to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven
.Slide22
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MATTHEW 18:15-20
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For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them
.”Slide23
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1) It must be a sin as defined by the Bible and not an annoyance.
2) Confidentiality in conflict is critical. Work to keep it between the two and not on Facebook or Twitter!!!!!Slide24
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3
) When you cannot work it out between
you,
there must be
two
or three
witnesses
that agree with the sin offence that you bring with
you (not
who agree with
you
but with the sin
offence). Slide25
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4)
When the conflict cannot be resolved with
witnesses,
TELL THE CHURCH.
If
there is sin that is propagating between those in the congregation and the offender refuses
correction,
it must be made public. Slide26
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The
authority and attitudes of sin must be defined by God’s Church not by the secular laws of the land or the
kings
.
Matt
hew
18 was spoken by Jesus in the midst of the Roman empire. Slide27
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5
)
If
after public exposure among the Church there is
no change,
then that offender is to be understood and treated as if they are not
born-again
. Slide28
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6) The full authority to define sin comes from the careful agreement upon interpretation of the Bible by two or three gathered in the name of JESUS CHRIST. Slide29
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Many
conflicts will arise over the handling of money and the social inequity between those in the Church.
Labor
and Management conflict. Slide30
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Ownership
and stealing.
Taking
advantage of each
other’s
wealth.
Taking
advantage of each
other’s
positions or talent.
Taking
advantage of each
other’s
abilities.
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1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
2
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? Slide32
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1 Corinthians 6:1-11
And
if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3
Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain
toSlide33
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this
life?
4
If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?
5
I say this to your shame. Slide34
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Is
it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?
6
But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers
!Slide35
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Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another
.
Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? Slide36
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No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and
you do
these things
to your
brethren!
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Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Slide37
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1 Corinthians 6:1-11
Do
not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor
homosexuals,
nor sodomites,
10
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, Slide38
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nor
revilers,
nor extortioners
will inherit the kingdom of God.
11
And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were
justifiedSlide39
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in
the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God
.Slide40
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1) Never take
a
dispute between you and another brother before a secular humanist court.
2) The Church needs to specialize in confronting and resolving matters of stealing and money. Slide41
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3
) Our focus in conflict resolution involving money, business and stealing must have as
its
first priority relationship resolution not money recovery. Slide42
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4) Lovers of
money
and those who define relationships by
money,
WILL NOT inherit the KINGDOM OF GOD. Money must be put in its place in the
Church
. It is a tool not KING. Slide43
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How
are we as the CHURCH supposed to interact with the authorities of this world?
If
our values are so different, and they are, how are we to relate?Slide44
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ROMANS 13:1-7
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Slide45
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Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.
3
For rulers are not a terror to good works
,Slide46
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but
to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same.
4
For he is God’s minister to you for good. Slide47
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But
if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to
execute
wrath on him who practices evil. Slide48
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Therefore
you
must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake.
6
For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God’s ministers attending continually to this very thing. Slide49
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Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes
are due,
customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor
.Slide50
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1
) The
authorities we live under MAY NOT DESERVE our honor and
respect,
but we are required to give it because of the commands of Christ. We are to be the examples modeling honor. Slide51
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2
) God
has placed every soul in its time and country,
city and
community for a reason and for a season (Acts 17:26-27).
3) We are not to propagate or broker the spirit of REBELLION! Slide52
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4) Treat the governmental authorities like you would like to be treated if you were in leadership.
5) Pay your taxes. And do not steal from the government. Slide53
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1 Peter
2:13-17
Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme,
14
or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for
theSlide54
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2:13-17
punishment
of evildoers and
for the
praise of those who do good.
15
For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of
foolishSlide55
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2:13-17
men
—
16
as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
17
Honor
all people
. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king
.Slide56
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IS
DIVORCE EVER GOD’S WILL FOR TWO BELIEVERS?
Is physical and
emotional abuse reason enough to leave a spouse?
Where
does the authority for
marriage
come from? Slide57
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
(In response to the people mourning God’s judgment)
Thus
says the
Lord
:
“Let not the wise
man
glory in his
wisdom, let
not the mighty
man
glory in his might,Slide58
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
(In response to the people mourning God’s judgment)
nor let the rich
man
glory in his riches;
24
But let him who glories glory in this,
that he understands and knows Me,
(says the LORD)Slide59
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Jeremiah 9:23-24
(In response to the people mourning God’s judgment)
t
hat
I
am
the
Lord
, exercising
loving-kindness
, judgment
, and
righteousness
in the earth.
For in these I delight
,” says the
Lord
.Slide60
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LOVING-KINDNESS
– “CHE-SED” meaning “a good sense and zeal for goodness, kindness and
well-being
of the person it is directed to. Slide61
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JUDGEMENT
–“
MISH-POT” meaning “an assessment of what is right and wrong between two individuals and performing judgment upon the wrong and releasing the right. Slide62
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RIGHTEOUSNESS
–
“
SED-AU-KA” meaning
“standing
truthful and right before the HOLY GOD.” Slide63
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1) God loves and wants us to have a ZEAL to be kind and develop goodness between our relationships. Slide64
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2
) God loves and wants us to have a keen sense of right and wrong, expunging the wrong and celebrating the RIGHT in our relationships. Slide65
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3) God loves and wants us to have an ability to stand before each other and God in truth and faithfulness in all our
relationships –
the most
important,
marriage.
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Marriage
is in deep trouble because North American culture has rejected it as a sacred institution. Society today sees marriage as a breakable business union.
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In 1837,
1 in 37 marriages ended in divorce in North America.
In
2012, 1 in 10 marriages ended in divorce.
Divorce
has increased over 150% in less than 100 years.
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The
divorce rates in North America have declined since 2008 because less people are getting married. They simply do not trust marriage. 41% of marriages will end before
their
30
th
anniversary.
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Of
those who are
divorced,
75% end up marrying again or having
live-in
partners who are sexually active.
85
% of these arrangements will fail.
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Kids
are the most affected by divorce.
Medical
doctors and
P
sychologists
report that the most stressful event in a
person’s
life is
not the
death of a loved one or financial bankruptcy but divorce. Slide71
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Extreme
stress is the leading contributor to physical sickness and disease.
Cancer
rates have risen over the past 50 years and are
close,
or in some
cases,
match divorce rates. Slide72
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Co-habitation
Increased by 50% Slide73
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There
are at least 65 diseases that are encouraged or spawned by “STRESS”, “
UNFORGIVENESS”,
“HATE
”,
“RAGE” and betrayal.
Rejection
of Biblical
ethics
produces
HARD
HEARTS.
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Matthew
19:1-9
Now
it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings,
that
He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. Slide75
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Matthew
19:1-9
2
And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
3
The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for
just
any reason
?”Slide76
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Matthew
19:1-9
4
And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who
made
them
at the beginning ‘made them male and female
,’
5
and said, ‘For this reason
aSlide77
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Matthew
19:1-9
man
shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh
’?
6
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Slide78
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Matthew
19:1-9
Therefore
what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
7
They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away
?”Slide79
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Matthew
19:1-9
8
He said to them, “Moses,
because of the hardness of your hearts
,
permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so
.Slide80
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19:1-9
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And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality
,
and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery
.”Slide81
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Matthew 5:31-32
“Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’
32
But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for
anySlide82
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reason
except sexual
immorality
causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery
.”Slide83
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1 Cor. 7:10-16
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Now to the married I command,
yet
not I but the Lord:
A
wife is not to depart from
her
husband.
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But even if she does depart, let her
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unmarried
or be reconciled to
her
husband. And a husband is not to divorce
his
wife.
12
But to the rest I, not the Lord, say:
If
any brother has a wife
whoSlide85
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does
not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
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And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, Slide86
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let
her not divorce him.
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For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. Slide87
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1 Cor. 7:10-16
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But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such
cases.
But God has called us to peace. Slide88
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16
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save
your
husband
? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save
your
wife
?”Slide89
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1) Marriage is a sacred covenant empowered by
God,
not the state or any institution of man. God takes
marriage
seriously and severely.
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2
) Marriage SHOULD NEVER be entered into lightly. It should have all the intended gravity of a COVENANT before God.
3) When marriage comes it should be see as the FINAL COVENANT not to be broken at all.
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) All marriage advice SHOULD ALWAYS COME FROM THE BIBLE and God’s men and women of the WORD not from the world!
5) Divorce should never be in view in any pre-marriage arrangements.
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6) Sexual activity should always and ONLY be
practiced
inside the SACRED MARRIAGE COVENANT. Sex is God’s idea and if practiced outside the marriage covenant is MOCKING GOD’s plan and WORD.
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) Pastors and Ministers should marry under the authority of GOD’S WORD and
never,
ever depend upon ANY of man’s associations or enterprises to bring authority to the marriage.
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ETHICS IN CHURCH & WORLDVIEW
SPIRITUAL RESTORATION