Christian Ethics - Lesson 1

Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Christian ethics is also known as ______ ________.

Christian ethics emphasizes _________

Christian ethics derives its _________ core from the Bible, seeing God as the ultimate source of all power.

Evidential, Reformed and volitional epistemology are the three most common forms of Christian epistemology.

The variety of ethical perspectives in the Bible has led to repeated disagreement over defining the basic Christian ethical principles, with at least seven major principles undergoing perennial debate and reinterpretation.

Christian ethicists use reason, philosophy, natural law, the social sciences, and the Bible to formulate modern interpretations of those principles

Christian ethics cannot be applied to all areas of personal and societal ethics.

Originating in early Christianity from c. 27 to 325 AD, Christian ethics continued to develop during the Middle Ages, when the rediscovery of ______ led to scholasticism and the writings of Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274).

According to Christian ethicist _____ _______, for most 21st-century scholars it has become a "discipline of reflection and analysis that lies between theology on one side and the social sciences on the other".

Christian ethics is a _____ _____ which focuses on developing an ethical character, beginning with obedience to a set of rules and laws seen as divine commands.

Who called the Christian Ethic a Natural Law Ethic?

Christian ethics are standards of _____ and ______based on the Christian Bible and the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Old Testament prophets, and the New Testament apostles.

Christian ethics asserts the ontological nature of moral norms from God, but it is also accountable to standards of rationality and coherence

Christian ethics is well summarized by _______________

The highest ethical duty of a Christian

It is the Christian authority for ethics, just as it is for theology.

"God is love, so he commands us to love"

Christian ethics is based on the _____

Christian ethics teaches us how to live for the glory of God.

The ultimate basis for Christian ethics is the moral character of God

Christian ethics is essential to the proclamation of the ______.

Obeying God brings numerous blessings to our daily lives.

Willful sin does not bring harmful consequences to our daily lives.

Christian ethics teaches us to consider five dimensions of any action, and nine possible sources of information.

We should never think that God wants us to choose a “lesser sin.”

Using the Old Testament for ethical guidance requires an understanding of the history of redemption.

Which of the following is NOT a source used by Christian ethicists to develop modern interpretations of ethical principles?

He is best known for his works on Christian theology and philosophy, especially his use of reason and natural law to explain faith.

Which of the following is a key principle in Wayne Grudem’s approach to Christian ethics?