Are Good Manners Obsolete?
God says in I Peter 1:15, “But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation.” The Greek word for manner in this verse is: ethos, which means a custom, usage, morals, or character. Our Lord is saying, I want your demeanor and behavior to reflect a Christ-likeness which is unmistakably holy. The Lord says further on this subject in I Corinthians 15:33, “Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” Our Lord explains that the communion with the wrong crowd will corrupt good manners, conduct, and character. God, through His prophet warns in Ezekiel 11:12, “And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you.” The Hebrew word for manners is mishpat which is also translated: justice, right, privilege, due (legal), proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, and plan. God makes a clear line of demarcation betwe
