2F KMP Flashcards
(10 cards)
give the passages for ‘love thy neighbour’
-‘Love the alien as yourself’ Leviticus 19:34
-Parable of good samaritan Luke 10:25
explain the passages for ‘love thy neighbour’
leviticus 19
-From OT and refers to the time where Jews were persecuted by Egyptians
-God is reminding Jewish people to treat people from another land the same way they were treated
-One cannot love God without loving fellow humans
-In Deuteronomy 6- you shall love your lord your God with all your heart and all your soul- Sheema
-Holiness code- have to work towards holiness
Luke 10:25
-Merge of Leviticus 19 and deuteronomy 6
-Jesus says ‘love God and thy neighbour’ and the lawyer asks ‘who is my neighbour?’- Jesus replies with the parable
-Parable of man who is attacked and robbed from Jerusalem to Jericho
-2 Jewish leaders pass without helping but a samaritan stops and takes care
For Jesus ones ‘neighbour’ isn’t the one who lives next door but who we meet on life’s journey and everyone in need
Others- Matthew 22- ‘you shall love your neighbour as yourself’
give the passages for ‘God’s love as a potential model for behaviour’
-‘A God merciful and gracious’ Exodus 34 (OT)
-‘It is impossible to love God without also loving other people’ 1 John 4
explain the passages for ‘God’s love as a potential model for behaviour’
Exodus 34
-Hebrew understanding of God
-merciful= he does not punish us as we deserve
-gracious= he gives us what we do not deserve
-NT teaches God’s steadfast love and faithfulness was revealed fully in the life and death of Jesus
-God reveals his nature, listing characteristics
His love endures all time
1 John 4
-God loved humans first so we too must love God and others
-We should see God in everyone- true love of God includes love of humanity
-Links to atonement/ salvation- sacrificial love
give the passages for ‘regard for truth’
-‘Fear the lord and serve him faith’ 1 Samuel 12 (OT)
-‘Speak the truth of our neighbours’ Ephesians 4
explain the passages for ‘regard for truth’
1 Samuel 12
-OT which tells us about Israelites - they are reminded of the ‘great things’ God has done for them (free her from captivity in Egypt)
-fear= to be in awe of God
Ephesians 4
‘Truth’ is that God has now saved us- can reach eternal life
Reflects on the crucifixion and resurrection
Paul says anger must be reflected towards sin and not fester in the heart
Heilsgeschichte- salvation history
give the passages for ‘role of conscience’
-‘The testimony of our conscience’ 2 Corinthians 1
-‘Love that comes from a pure heart’ 1 Timothy 1
explain the passages for ‘role of conscience’
2 Corinthians 1
Teaches as humans we are made in the image of God- we have God given innate instincts of right/ wrong - LINK Aquinas-reason
View life situations in a moral light- performed in search for will of God
1 Timothy 1
Goal of religious life is not right thinking but a right life
One must focus on pure devotion to God- only this can allow a pure heart
give the passages for ‘need for forgiveness’
‘Forgive those their tresspasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you’ Matthew 6
‘Forgive each other, just as the Lord has forgiven you’ Colossians 3
explain the passages for ‘need for forgiveness’
Matthew 6
Lord’s prayer- sermon on the mount
Jesus teaches we cut ourselves off from God if we don’t forgive others
Matthew 18- peter asks jesus how often should i forgive ‘not 7 times 77 times’- forgiveness is difficult
Example Stephen Lawrence murder- his parents have forgiven his murderers
Colossians 3
Paul
Forgiveness is a conscious choice Christians must make in obedience to God
Forgiveness sets them free from feelings of anger and hurt
