Rules of the Spiritual Road
"I have chosen the way
of faithfulness; I set
your rules before me"
Psalms 119:30
"Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according
to your rules" Psa 119:156
"The sum of your word is truth and every one of your
righteous rules endures forever" Psa 119:160
"Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules
help me" Psa 119:175
"And take not the word of truth out of my mouth, for
my hope is in your rules" Psa 119:43
"I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn
your righteous rules" Psa 119:7
"The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the
rules of the Lord are true and righteous
altogether" Psa 19:9
Rule of Personal Accountability - Ezekiel 18
God has control (sovereign)
– "All souls are Mine" vs 4
– Gen 1:27; Jn 3:16
He is a just judge - vs 4, 20
He is a merciful judge - vs 21-13
He must judge - vs 30-31
Rule of Personal Accountability - Ezekiel 18
We have a choice (free will)
We choose evil - vs 10-13
We choose righteousness - vs 7-9
We can repent - vs 21-23
We can live - vs 30-32
Take Home
• We are accountable for ourselves
- This applies to our physical as well as spiritual lives!
• We are making a choice (right now!)
• God will judge righteously
"He will render to each one according to his works: to
those who by patience in well doing seek for glory
and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey
the truth, but obey righteousness, there will be
wrath and fury" Rom 2:6-8
"If a man is righteous and does what is just and
right… walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by
acting faithfully - he is righteous; he shall surely
live, declares the Lord God" Ezek 18:5-9