Christian Ethics 2 Ch. 7-17 Flashcards
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Total ethical relativism is not an option for an ___________.
Evangelical
Give some examples in Scripture of moral laws not being of equal weight.
Jesus speaks of “weighter “ matters of the law (Matthew 23:23)
Jesus told people that Judas committed
the greater sin.
Jesus speaks on the least and greatest commandment (Matthew 22:36)
The fact that some Christian’s sins call for _____________ and others for ________ also supports the general biblical pattern that all sins are not equal in weight
Excommunication, death
Christians do not set for themselves what the __________________ are.
Ethical priorities
One solution to the problem of defining good or right is to proclaim that something is right if ______________, and wrong if ________________.
God wills it right, God wills it wrong
If God changed, it would make good and evil arbitrary since _________________________.
He could change his mind about which is which.
How are Gods general revelation and special revelation revealed
General revelation is revealed in nature
Special revelation is revealed in scripture
What are the three basic positions regarding abortion?
Those who believe the Unborn is
Fully human
Potentially human
Subhuman
___________ and __________ support the view that an individual human life begins at conception
Scripture and science
What would be the consequence if Capital Punishment had not been in effect in the first century?
Jesus could not have died for our sins
What did the Apostles’ Rulings regarding circumcision prove?
That Christian’s are under Grace not the Law
Name and define the three basic views on capital punishment
Reconstruction-ism- Death sentence for all serious crimes
Rehabilitation-ism- No death sentence
Retribution-ism- Death for some crimes
Briefly explain the difference between utilitarianism and graded absolutism
Utilitarianism (teleological) is end centered
Graded absolutism (deontological) is duty centered
The truth is that when we kill the moral Lawgiver, there is no basis left _________________
For the moral law
What is the ethic called that reduces all ethical statements to an expression of our feeling?
Emotivism
The moral principles embedded in the Ten Commandments are _________ since they reflect the unchangeable character of God.
Eternal
List the trinitarian reasons for believers not partaking in immorality
The Father- God owns your body
The Son- we are unified with Christ
The Holy Spirit- we are the temple
What are three areas of general agreement among Christians regarding divorce?
Divorce is not Gods design
Divorce is not permissible for every cause
Divorce creates problems
What do proponents of abortion use biblically to tie life to a human?
Breath
While divorce is never justifiable, it is sometimes ____________ and always ________________.
Permissible, forgivable
Name the three commandments that the author says are broken when gambling.
Coveting
Stealing
Idolatry
For the vast majority of gamblers, gambling is a way of ____________, not ______________.
Losing money, gaining money
What is the irony in the statistics regarding states that have some legalized form of gambling?
Illegal gambling was 3 times higher in legal states
Pornography clearly is one of the works of the flesh, and thus contrary to the ________________
Fruits of the spirit
