1. Sex, Drugs and Rock’n’Roll Christian Morality in the 21 st Century Galatians 5:16-21

2. A Merging of Cultures- Galatia A province of the Roman Empire Pre-Roman, Galatia was settled by the Gauls, a Celtic people Under Roman occupation two cultures merge together: Gallic Culture – Animism, Druid priestly order, Tribal system Roman Culture – polytheistic, permissive household codes

3. A Modern Merging There is no new sin in our culture, it is merely presented through contemporary media Our society has undergone a massive multi- national merger over the last 100 years When we, as the Galatians did, become Christians we face the new challenge of creating a new culture, leaving behind some of our old influences and practices

4. Grey Areas Beyond the scope of the biblical black and white boundaries regarding our moral conduct we are faced with many facets of contemporary life that aren’t clear cut in scripture for every individual

5. Living Principles When our desire to live the right moral life isn’t laid out in black and white on the pages of scripture we need to ask the right questions before our actions Will what we do work toward building God’s kingdom? Does our action sit well with our spirit? Does it honour God?