What was their moral code?
The moral code was implicit in the example of Jesus. The New Testament writers both lived and specified examples of what the moral standard of God’s people must become. These include: • being obedient to the faith. Acts 6:7 • obeying those who have the rule over you. Hebrews 13:7 • moderation in all things. Phillipians 4:5 • dressing moderately. Timothy 2:8-10 • being sober. 1 Thessalonians 5:6 • abstaining from earthly pleasures. Hebrews 11:25 • not being conformed to this world. Romans 12:2 • love nothing of this world. 1 John 2:15 • not forsaking the assembling of ourselves. Hebrews 10:25 • keeps a tight rein on the tongue. James 1:26 • denying worldly lusts. Titus 2:12 • showing humility. Phillipians 2:3 Those who followed Jesus, in due course, became partakers of his divine nature through growth of character. They were no longer living under the Law, but they understood that a specific moral standard was required of them. These things did not come through making vows or external d
