Key moral principles

Question 1

Leviticus 19:34

Answer 1

the alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you: you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt

Question 2

Luke 10:25-28

Answer 2

you shall love the lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself

Question 3

Aheb

Answer 3

the hebrew word for love
it indicates friendly/ sibling like care for another person
commands compassion for vulnerable people from foreign countries

Question 4

what does jesus call his teaching in luke?

Answer 4

• a summary of the whole law, to love God and each other
• it is followed by the story of the good samaritan to demonstrate that a neighbour is anyone in need

Question 5

exodus 34:6-7

Answer 5

the lord a god merciful and gracious, slow to anger , and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, yet by no means clearing the guilty , but visiting the iniquities of the parents upon the children and the childrens children

Question 6

1 john 4:19-21

Answer 6

we love because he first loved us . Those who say “I love God” and then hate their brothers or sisters, are liars: for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen.

Question 7

what does exodus list?

Answer 7

• gods characteristis known as the 13 attributes
• these speak of Gods activity rather than his nature
• this passage was given to moses on mount sinai after the escape from egypt and prior to entry into the promised land

Question 8

Waht does the passage from exodus 34 tell us about Gods love?

Answer 8

that it is steadfast and has an enduring nature
that Gods loving and forgiving nature does not preclude justice

Question 9

What does 1 John show?

Answer 9

• the divine intiative
• God loved us first and draws us towards him
• true love of God requires a love of each other

Question 10

1 samuel 12:24

Answer 10

only fear the lord, and serve him faithfully with all your heart ; for consider what great things he has done for you

Question 11

ephesians 4:25-27

Answer 11

so then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighours for we are members of one another. be angry but do not sin: do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil

Question 12

What is truth in scripture?

Answer 12

what it communicates about God’s nature, the person of jesus and heilgeschichte.
in ephesians the truth that they are to speak is that God delivers us from slavery to sin,into salvation in the kingdom of heaven through te actions of Jesus
christian people are members of the body of christ; to speak falsehood is to damage Christ’s body

Question 13

2 corinthians 1:12

Answer 13

indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in theworld with frankness and godly sincerity , not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God - and all the more toward you

Question 14

1 timothy 1:5

Answer 14

but the aim of such instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience and sincere faith

Question 15

what is conscience?

Answer 15

the god- given ability to judge between right and wrong , it can only be trusted if it is informed by scripture and the holy spirit

Question 16

what is guilt?

Answer 16

-guilt is our conscience telling us we have sinned
-it is always sinful to act against our consience
-when sin becoms a habit it suppresses our conscience and makes it unreliable

Question 17

what happens in 2 corinthians?

Answer 17

paul reminds the corinthians that it is not our own accomplishments that lead to a clear conscience but the grace of God

Question 18

why should moral actions be performed?

Answer 18

from a sincere search for the will of God rather than relying on worldly reasoning

Question 19

what happens in 1 timothy?

Answer 19

paul is concerned with false or misleading teaching; instead he encourages the ephesian congregation where timothy was based to focus in pure devotion to God- only this can allow for a clear conscience

Question 20

matthew 6:14-15

Answer 20

for if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your father forgive your trespasses

Question 21

colossians 3:12-13

Answer 21

as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness , humility , meekness and patience. bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the lord has forgiven you,so you must also forgive

Question 22

what are other examples of forgiveness?

Answer 22

-matthew 18:21-22- jesus commands peter to forgive 77 times

Question 23

why should christians forgive?

Answer 23

• it gives you freedom from pain and anger
  -it is part of the character of God whom we should emulate