PART 2 - Setting the Standard

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity

I.  THE WORLD'S STANDARD FOR MORALITY   1. Comparison   2.  Consequences   3.  Emotion

II.  THE MAKING OF A STANDARD   1. Objective -exists independent of individual thought or opinion   2.  Universal -applies to all people   3.  Constant -Does not change with time

III.  THE ABC's OF IDENTIFYING A STANDARD 1. ACCEPT God's way over the world's way                  2 Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 6:14b                  God is: Objective, Universal, Constant 2. BELIEVE God's standard promotes life                   John 10:10, Jeremiah 29:11 3.COMMIT to putting God first                   Exodus 20:3

STANDARDS: they lay the foundation for your life. What we believe, determines how we behave, which determines what we become.