Christian moral action

Question 1

Discipleship

Answer 1

Following the life, example and teaching of Jesus

Question 2

Cheap grace

Answer 2

Grace that is offered freely, but is received without any change in recipient, and is ultimately false as it does not save

Question 3

Costly grace

Answer 3

Grace followed by obedience to God’s command and discipleship.

Question 4

Bonhoeffer discipleship quote

Answer 4

“No other road - only obedience to the call of Jesus”

Question 5

Bonhoeffer obedience to Jesus quote

Answer 5

“Besides Jesus nothing has any significance. He alone matters”

Question 6

Jesus quote supporting discipleship

Answer 6

“Nobody who looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God”

Question 7

Bonhoeffer obedience quote

Answer 7

“It is only through obedience that you come to learn the truth”

Question 8

Bonhoeffer on civil disobedience

Answer 8

Duty to God outweighs duty to the state.

For example, he spoke about Nazi ideas at the university he worked in and was banned from public speaking.

Question 9

What was the oath of the confession church/Karl Barth?

Answer 9

Jesus is the only way to God, rejecting other worldly leaders such as Hitler.

Only Jesus can have authority over the whole of a persons life.

Question 10

Jesus quote about suffering and sacrifice

Answer 10

“Pick up your cross and follow me”

Question 11

What are the burdens of Christian life?

Answer 11

Avoiding temptation
Forgiveness
Bearing the sins of others

Question 12

Bonhoeffer quote on Christian suffering and sacrifice

Answer 12

“The first Christ suffering which every man must experience is the call to abandon the attachments of the world”

Question 13

Solidarity

Answer 13

A commitment to stand alongside and be with those less fortunate, the oppressed, those who suffer.

Question 14

Biblical example of solidarity

Answer 14

Parable of the sheep and goats.

The sheep help the oppressed

Question 15

Bonhoeffer quote on relation to God

Answer 15

“Our relation to God us through participation in the being of Jesus”

Question 16

Bonhoeffer example of solidarity

Answer 16

He returned to Berlin from the US, as he wanted to share the suffering of humanity.

Question 17

David Jensen on Bonhoeffers solidarity

Answer 17

It was a subversive act which was against the state and for the sake of human relationships with each other.

It fits with the idea that Christians were called ton live responsibly.

Question 18

Criticisms of Bonhoeffer’s emphasis on suffering

Answer 18

It might not be possible to live according to his ideas in times of peace/justice.

Downplays the joy/hope in the message of the resurrection

Question 19

Advantages of Bonhoeffer’s emphasis on suffering

Answer 19

The time he lived influenced his writing to over emphasise suffering as a concept of discipleship.

We all experience some form of suffering.

To avoid sacrifice/suffering would mean to fail the following of Jesus’ call.

Question 20

The Bible on civil disobedience

Answer 20

“Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established”

Question 21

Jesus on civil disobedience

Answer 21

“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s”

Question 22

Jesus challenging authorities

Answer 22

Healing on the Sabbath

Question 23

St Paul quote supporting sacrifice

Answer 23

“To live is christ, to die is gain”

Question 24

Bible story of Martha and Mary

Answer 24

Martha is caught up in the complexities of life, but Mary (who is devoted to God) has found peace

Question 25

Bonhoeffer quote on being passive

Answer 25

“Silence in the face of evil is evil itself”

Question 26

Bonhoeffer’s pragmatic approach

Answer 26

“No rusty swords”

Encourages Christians to engage with the world with in date ideologies

Question 27

Niebuhr’s Christian realism

Answer 27

Reaching peace and justice requires engagement with current politics and ideologies.