Christian Moral Principles

Question 1

What is the Theonomous belief?

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Old Testament replaced by New, Bible provides clear guidelines that cannot be questioned, Bible looks at situations different angles different places

Question 2

What are the writers of the bible?

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Not authors but scribes, what God writes or says amanuensis, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Jeremiah 1:9, Popular view with evangelical Protestant Christian Churches

Question 3

What might Christians use the bible as?

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Church tradition&reason guide understand Bible&moral rules, Both deontological approaches, Exclusive repository of the commands of God

Question 4

These approaches lead to a number of issues, including what?

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How determine take Bible at face value or interpret church, Unclear Church able transmit God’s authority day-to-day, Can there be absolute right actions and wrong actions?, Corruption suggest Church leaders are as human as others

Question 5

What does William Spohn say in regards to the Bible?

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While ignoring “its unique historical context”, Sola scriptura dangerous as uses a posteroriri evidence, Exclusive use of Bible illogical as are looking at the text

Question 6

Divine inspiration in biblical literature usually refers to what?

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Its character as divine revelation in writing,, Not take away character of the human authors such as Paul, From authors who have personalities and cultural dimensions

Question 7

Is Christianity personal or communal?

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Bible story of those early communities Jewish and Christian, Christian ethics community expressing moral actions, Living community Christians now and communal groupback 2000

Question 8

What are the 2 ways of explaining how God reveals truths not incompatible/mutually exclusive?

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Most Christians learn about God through the words Bible, See hand of God in nature and in relationships with others

Question 9

What do Liberal's believe about the Bible?

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Sacred fiction, Reformed/free church and High Anglicans, Used for guidance, contains human words and ideas of value, Bible myths and picture language

Question 10

What is the Heteronomous Belief?

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Aquinas said conscience reason used work out what right do, Protestants bible speak into current situations if analysed, Newman says conscience has more authority than pope

Question 11

What quote comes from the Catechism 1778?

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Conscience is a judgement of reason whereby the human person, Recognises moral quality concreted act going to perform

Question 12

What is the Theonomous belief?

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Different styles of writing, some specific context by person, Contradictions between OT and NT towards revenge, Some modern situations are not covered by bible

Question 13

Are Christian Ethics Distinctive?

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Christianity underpinned by belief incarnation&resurrection, Means coming from distinctive starting point other religions, God reached down to humans, rather than humans reach up

Question 14

What might some truths be?

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Not accessible through reason or experience of the world, Words scripture Creeds Church doctrines confessions reformer

Question 15

What arguments are there for the idea that love is sufficient to live a good life?

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Gives all we need to have confidence to follow our instincts, Fundamental emotion God expected that to drive us

Question 16

What three points support that it is communal?

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Jesus spoke groups more than individuals - Sermon Mount, Bible needs be read as expression of how community live life

Question 17

Is Christianity personal or communal?

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Of their overall good or society, Christians building kingdom God build community individuals, Natural Law, ethics personal but has the ultimate intention

Question 18

What did Bonhoeffer believe?

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Discipleship entails total obedience to leadership of God, Call to discipleship is call to obedience to call of Jesus, Called for the ‘simple-minded obedience’

Question 19

What does Allen Verney claim the Bible is?

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"An account of the work and will and way of one God&evokes, the creative&faithful response who could be God’s people"

Question 20

Why does Richard Mouw rejects those who take a situational approach?

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Love doesn’t rule out possibly other biblical commandments, Mouw not all biblical commandments are about morality today, Wrong to see Bible in terms of long list of commands

Question 21

What is the Autonomous belief?

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Individual, Mark 12:30-31 Jesus summarises law as being about love, Christian ethics ethical decisions happen made by Christian

Question 22

These approaches lead to a number of issues, including what?

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Reasonable humans cannot effectively live without authority, Relationship people&authority created problems Reformation, Would God have created humans that way

Question 23

What does Alasdair MacIntyre say about reason? What does Richard Hayes say about the NT?

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Reason is based on our current situation, So interpreting scripture limits its use as a moral guide, Reason contextualises NT into contemporary situations

Question 24

What was the church doing?

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Church using authority select authentic tradition scripture, Identifying which books were God-breathed

Question 25

What arguments are there against act love is the only ethical principle?

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Requires reason alongside it to understand how live life, Over-Simplistic suggest Jesus' teachings only about love, Agape love no achievable, God wouldn't make it unachievable

Question 26

What does Neil Messer discuss in the ‘SCM Study Guide to Christian Ethics 2006’

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The Bible and different kinds of scripture, There are different ways in which you can draw on

Question 27

What does Joseph Fletcher say about the conscience? What does Tillich say?

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Authority to interpret rules in loving way to make decisions, Conscience is a verb which is informed by love

Question 28

The oral tradition of Jesus was passed down what?

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Reason can also offer direct access to God’s moral teachings, Catholic puts tradition first then Bible, magisterium&reason, Generations under authority of the Apostles

Question 29

What else might Christians follow?

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Bible source of ethical commands be followed sola scriptura, Guide of love rather than list traditional or biblical rules

Question 30

What does Non Propositional knowledge refer to?

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The procedures of experience (procedural knowledge), For example, knowing how to ride a bike, Knowing how to do something and gain skills through

Question 31

Protestant tradition view that sees Bible (scripture) church (tradition) and reason as what?

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Sacred Tradition stream moral guidance, oral Jesus passed, Having part play in interpreting the moral messages of Jesus

Question 32

What does Hans King interpret the Bible as, from a Catholic perspective?

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President of Parliament of World Religion, Infallibility of Pope Francis, critic of Church, Roman Catholic source of Moral Authority

Question 33

What is Non-Propositional Revelation?

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So revelation might need interpretation, Idea God does not reveal himself through truth statements

Question 34

Are Christian Ethics Distinctive?

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Christianity calls people to be counter-cultural, Eastern religions range approach ethics tend use combination, Sources of authority to help an individual make decisions

Question 35

What is a Propositional Revelation and Knowledge?

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Has a truth value – it can be true or false, or in between, Accepting that something is, knowing when birthday is

Question 36

What does Global Ethics say in relation to this?

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Commitment for a culture of non-violence and response, Commitment to a culture of solidarity, Culture of Equal rights, Living in a culture of tolerance

Question 37

What is the Heteronomous Belief?

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Needs support from church/reason or both, Bible remains important but perhaps written too long ago, Bible, Church, Reason

Question 38

What is the Heteronomous Belief?

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(eternal law)how reveal some laws through Bible (divine law), RC, reason can be used to identify what God has revealed, Natural Law: God has understanding for universe

Question 39

How does this relate to Chrisitan Virtue Ethics?

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Virtuous person reflective sees life as journey towards goal, Alasdair Macintyre should form habits imitating role models, Become people who are able to make good judgements

Question 40

What is the Theonomous belief?

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Any attempt to apply Biblical content to, Situations would be using our reason instead

Question 41

What did Christian leaders gather to do in the 2nd century?

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Choose which books had sufficient authority make up the NT, Key criterion apostolicity idea must direct link to apostle, Books arrange order we now see them

Question 42

What is the Autonomous belief?

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A built in moral compass, J.A.T Robinson 1919-83 described love as having, Fletcher Situation Ethics person-centred just like Jesus was

Question 43

Are Christian Ethics Distinctive?

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Emphasis Jesus idea personal faith&grace primary ways heaven, Theonomous deontological form ethic emphasis bible different, Christian morals come from central teaching authority

Question 44

What arguments are there to support act love is the only ethical principle?

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Only force recognise ever-changing moral situations, Fundamental&extreme human emotion God expected to drive us, Love gives us all we need have confidence follow instincts

Question 45

What advantages are there to believing the bible is inspired directly from God?

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Means has no errors, no mistakes the inerrancy of Scripture, Believers will know that they can trust it and rely on it

Question 46

What is the approach church authority from Protestants?

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Over 2000 years Church interpreted bible guide in moral live, Churches governed by councils or synods guide people live, Bible written after Christianity existed for while, Church bridge between first century journey important first

Question 47

What is the approach church authority from Catholics?

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Humans weak and sinful cannot rely on them moral decisions, Tradition from spoken tradition given to apostle handed down, Authority of church given by Jesus to Peter and apostles, Authentic interpretation of bible one of jobs of church

Question 48

Are Christian Ethics Distinctive?

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Heteronomous more in common with ethical theories studied, Some forms of utilitarianism might overlap with autonomous

Question 49

What three points support that it is personal?

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Bible&Church teachings give individual way to live, Jesus spoke to individual circumstances - woman flow blood, Situation ethics emphasis on individuals decision making

Question 50

What arguments are there against love being sufficient to live a good life?

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Requires a least reason alongside it understand how to live, Agape love not achievable God wouldn’t expect unachievable

Question 51

How does this relate to Chrisitan Virtue Ethics?

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Pre-Christian Aristotle approach ethics based making sure, More importance than being focused on rules and laws, Constantly developing character through virtues

Question 52

What is the Autonomous belief?

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Jesus’ sermon Mount illustrations how put love into practice, Growing out of wisdom of past, Tillich saw love as central precept, under-pinned by justice

Question 53

What do Protestants put first?

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Put Bible first and then some emphasise tradition and reason, If love ultimate law, lead to flexible approach to morals, It may inspire more just world does not abandon moral rules

Question 54

What is the Theonomous belief?

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God at centre, Original sins mean we cannot make decisions for ourselves, God’s commandments are what is required for living morally

Question 55

How is the bible the only source of authority for Christians?

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Scripture self-authenticating, reader clearly see meaning, Bible offers propositional revelation teachings on morality, Its own interpreter and do not need other interpreters

Question 56

How is Propositional knowledge conveyed?

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Propositional faith and revelation is faith as acceptance, Through language, where statements and claims are made, Of truths revealed by God, as propositions to be accepted

Question 57

Non-propositional faith and revelation is what?

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Faith of a personal encounter, gaining knowledge of God, Through experience, sense of God’s presence and guidance, We combine factual knowledge with experience

Question 58

What is Protestants use of sources for Moral Authority?

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Richard Hays says tradition time-honoured practise worship, Service&critical reflection, attempt link scripture&reason, Bible is the word of God, important source of knowledge

Question 59

What is the non-propositional approach to the Bible?

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The Bible is a gateway into encountering the living God, God revealed himself as human but didn’t write a book, Seen as more personal and experiential approach to the Bible

Question 60

What is Propositional Revelation?

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Idea God reveals himself in truth statements, The Bible is a sense of truth statements, To say bible is an example of this is to say that

Question 61

What does Sola Scriptura mean?

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In all matters of doctrine and practice, ‘By scripture alone’ Bible is the supreme authority, God’s biblical ethical commands that should be followed

Question 62

What do Conservative's believe about the Bible?

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Bible culture at time of writing should be taken in account, Followed in principle Puts God’s ideas through human writers, Evangelical e.g. Baptists

Question 63

What do Fundamentalist's believe about the Bible?

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Bible taken literally, word of God,, Sacred history, Pentecostal and some Evangelical

Question 64

What is the propositional approach to the Bible?

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Accepts as truth, words of the Bible are messages from God, Leads some Christians view Commandments&Beatitudes as fixed, Moral principles to be transmitted, life Jesus actual events

Christian Moral Principles

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Christian Moral Principles

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