Quotes about Ethics

Christianity is being compared with other religions as never before. Some so-called Christian leaders even advocate the working out of a system of morals, ethics, and religion that would bring together all the religions of the world. It cannot be done. Jesus Christ is unique.

New morality is nothing more than the old immorality brought up to date.

We have changed our moral code to fit our behavior instead of changing our behavior to harmonize with God's moral code.

How often do we lie simply because we are trying to build ourselves up in the eyes of others? How often do we gossip because we want to appear "in the know,"or because we are trying to make ourselves appear better than someone else? The Bible's command is clear: ["Have regard for good things in the sight of all men" (Romans 12:17 NKJV)].

We do not need a new moral order; the world desperately needs the tried and tested moral order that God handed down at Sinai.

There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men.

What happens when lying and stealing and immorality and murder become the norm? The result can be summarized in one word: chaos.

The devil has successfully fooled many churches, convincing them to follow the world. Biblical standards have been compromised by convenient social theories.

Every word that [Jesus] spoke was historically true. Every word that He spoke was scientifically true. Every word that He spoke was ethically true. There were no loopholes in the moral conceptions and statements of Jesus Christ. His ethical vision was wholly correct, correct in the age in which He lived and correct in every age that has followed it.

Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.

A professor at the University of Michigan said to me: "As soon as we create life in a test tube, we won't need God anymore." I answered: "This happened once before when man ruled God out and proposed the Tower of Babel. It ended in frustration, confusion, and judgment.

The fact that immorality is rampant throughout the nation doesn't make it right!