Christian moral Principles

Question 1

What is reason?

Answer 1

The human beings capacity to reach conclusions and make judgements based on logic ,knowledge and morality

Question 2

What is agape ?

Answer 2

Unconditional love

Question 3

What is natural law ?

Answer 3

A body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct

Question 4

What is magisterium ?

Answer 4

The official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church

Question 5

What is the papal encyclical ?

Answer 5

A kind of letter concerning catholic doctrine , sent by the pope on behalf of the magisterium

Question 6

What are ethics ?

Answer 6

Moral principles that govern a persons behaviour or the conducting of an activity

Question 7

What is morality .

Answer 7

Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour

Question 8

What is a principle ?

Answer 8

A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning

Question 9

What is Theonomous christian ethics ?

Answer 9

Ethics are governed by gods law or command s

Question 10

What is biblicism ?

Answer 10

Belief that the bible is the revealed word of god and that the writers of the bible were directly inspired by god

Question 11

What is a covenant ?

Answer 11

In the bible is gods special promises and agreement made with humans which requires special behaviour from them

Question 12

What are heteronomous christian ethics ?

Answer 12

Christian ethics should combine both biblical and church teaching with human reaosning

Question 13

What is teleological ?

Answer 13

Moral goodness is determined by the end or result

Question 14

What are autonomous christian ethics ?

Answer 14

Christian ethics should do not come from the bible , the church or any external source
The only guiding moral principle should be love

Question 15

What is the issue with heteronormative christian ethics ?

Answer 15

How do you know which sources are legitimate

Question 16

What do fundamentalsists believe about the bible ?

Answer 16

It’s the direct word of god , therefore it’s truth is not to be questioned

Question 17

What do liberals believe about the bible ?

Answer 17

It’s inspired by god

Question 18

What did Karl Barth say about liberalism ?

Answer 18

It could be dangerous as it gives the bible a divine status that can only rightly be given to go

Question 19

What are some examples of contradictions +

Question 20

What is the top of the magisterium ?

Answer 20

Cardinals

Question 21

What do Amos and isaiah show ?

Answer 21

OT
Prophets focus on social justice in particular and see a proper response to gods covenant to be a treatment of the poor

Question 22

Why should Christian’s only get their moral principles from the bible ?

Answer 22

We should look for instructions on how to live
Fundamentalists - it’s the word of god so we need to obey him
Jesus teachings which we can learn from

Question 23

Why shouldn’t Christian’s get their moral principles just from the bible

Answer 23

Doesn’t reflect society today
Could be seen as out of date

Question 24

What is the niceee creed,

Answer 24

Statement of belief used by Christian’s
It says “we believe in one ,holy , catholic and apostolic church ?

Question 25

What is the importance of the apostle tradition and succession ?

Answer 25

The authority given to St Peter by Jesus is alive in the church today Why pope has authority today Why the church has authority to say what the Bible means

Question 26

What are legitimate sources for catholic Protestant Christian ethics ?

Answer 26

The catechism

Question 27

What is hans Kungs global ethic ?

Answer 27

we all have a duty to take care of the world

Question 28

Why is kungs liberal Catholicism controversial ?

Answer 28

It is not contrary to the principles of catholic reasoning and conscience to conclude that keeping someone alive at all costs cannot be morally high

Question 29

How is situation ethics a form of autonomous ethics ?

Answer 29

They aim for the most loving situation

Question 30

Is love sufficient as a guiding ethical principle ?

Answer 30

Christian values have been grounded in the christian narrative which deals with issues like forgiveness ,redemption , afterlife and community

Question 31

Is agape a distinction christian principle ?

Answer 31

Christian ethics are distinctive and how Christian’s should operate in a non religious society have been a concern for the past century

Question 32

What are the problems with theonomous christian ethics ?

Answer 32

How are contradictory bible passages to be interpreted

Question 33

What are the problems of heteronomous christian ethics ?

Answer 33

Which sources are legitimate Which sources gave greater authority

Question 34

What are the problems with autonomous christian ethics ?

Answer 34

Could undermine the magisterium of the church Is agape distinctively christian ?

Question 35

what does it say in 2 timothy 3:16 ?

Answer 35

“all scripture is inspired/breathed out by God” -God is its author and therefore the bible is infallible

Question 36

what are the strengths of the ominous christian ethics ?

Answer 36

1)humans are incapable to living good lives based on their own powers of reason as sinful and ignorant need gods revelation 2) god is the author of the bible and it is therefore infallible ,absolute therefore clear 3) illustrated through real life stories of Jesus

Question 37

what is the literalism quote ?

Answer 37

“if your right eye causes you to sin ,tear it out and throw it away “

Question 38

what did karl barth believe ?

Answer 38

literalism falsely gives the bible a divine status which may only be attributed to God bible has different writers over a long period of time

Question 39

what are example of biblical contradictions ?

Answer 39

violence shifts between old and new testament Old - “eye for an eye” ,war ,capital punishment ,retribution New - jesus sermon on the amount , reconciliation

Question 40

what are the weaknesses of theonokous ethics ?

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dangers are limited understanding and how to interpret the bible dealing with contradictions time difference between now and time of writing so many diff writing styles suggesting some degree of human authorship

Question 41

what are the strengths of heteronomous christian ethics ?

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need reason to reflect and consider how to apply christian principles in new situations the bible is part of a historical traditions inspired by god to write down thoughts

Question 42

what is the magisterium

Answer 42

the official and authentic teaching of the church vested in the pope and his bishops

Question 43

what is liberation theology ?

Answer 43

placed the bible at the centre of ethics been suspicious of top down traditional church teaching ethics from below beginning with the conditions which have exploited marginalised people

Question 44

who was stanley hauerwas ?

Answer 44

ethics only down within christian worshipping community part of the narrative which develops out if the bible and continues through history role of christian communities is to causation societies values

Question 45

who was hans kumg ?

Answer 45

global ethic - binding values and fundamental moral attitude argues that there is nothing in the content of christian ethics which could not be found elsewhere by any person of good will

Question 46

where would a heteronomous christian ethic would get there moral guidance from ?

Answer 46

bible church and their conscience/reason