Is Morality Relative?

Question 1

• common phrases about moral relativity
• no moral _________ are _________
• that may be _________ for _________ but not for _________
• all _________ are _________
• _________ your heart

Answer 1

• standards, absolute
• true, you, me
• values, cultural
• follow

Question 2

response #1 to moral relativism
- the system is _________
- the relativist says _________ _________ is _________ except _________ _________

Answer 2

• inconsistent
• no system, right, his own

Question 3

response #2 to moral relativism
- God is the _________ by which _________ is _________
- 1 peter 1:15-16 calls us to _________ the _________ of God and _________ ourselves with his _________
- his _________ _________ flow from his _________ and his _________ conform to his _________
- thus humans do not have the _________ to _________ what is _________ or _________ because it comes from _________ _________

Answer 3

• standard, everything, judged
• follow, devotedness, align, judgements
• moral mandates, nature, commands, character
• right, define, right, wrong, God alone

Question 4

response #3 to moral relativism
- moral _________ seem _________
- there are certain _________ that are _________ _________ as _________
- all _________ value _________ and abhor _________ _________
- we feel _________ when _________ about _________ _________

Answer 4

• absolutes, unavoidable
• beliefs, universally recognized, wrong
• cultures, honesty, torturing babies
• outrage, hearing, these things

Question 5

response #4 to moral relativism
- moral relativism _________ _________
- imagine a world where _________ _________ without a _________ of _________ _________ or _________
- no _________ _________ could be _________
- _________ would be riddled with _________ and ________ would _________

Answer 5

• produces chaos
• everyone lived, sense, absolute right, wrong
• ethical standards, imposed
• contracts, lies, neighbors, kill

Question 6

response #5 to moral relativism
- _________ _________under relativism
- _________ _________ presupposes an _________ _________
- the fact that _________ _________ indicates we _________ that some _________ are “_________ _________”
- but if _________ were true, then there could be _________ _________

Answer 6

• justice dies
• administering justice, absolute standard
• jail exists, believe, actions, jail worthy
• relativism, no punishment

Question 7

response #6 to moral relativism
- relativism _________ _________ _________
- we could hate _________ _________ but never _________ it if we were moral relativists (same with _________)
- _________ from an absolute _________ _________, we have no _________ to _________ such acts

Answer 7

• tolerate monstrous cultures
• hitler’s germany, condemn, slavery
• divorced, ultimate standard, right, condemn

Question 8

• thankfully few people _________ apply _________ _________ (try _________ a moral _________ _________)
• however, the _________ in _________ is moving _________ this _________
• recognize that _________ and _________ _________ are _________ _________
• you can’t say _________ is the _________ _________ to _________ and not the only _________ to _________

Answer 8

• consistently, moral relativism, stealing, relativist’s wallet
• trend, culture, towards, belief
• christianity, moral relativism, absolutely incompatible
• jesus, only way, God, way, God