CHRISTIAN MORAL PRINCIPLES *

Question 1

What are the 3 Different Types of Ethics

Answer 1

THEONOMOUS Christian Ethics
HETERONOMOUS Christian Ethics
AUTONOMOUS Christian Ethics

Question 2

What is THEONOMOUS Christian Ethics

Answer 2

Ethics that is GOVERNED By GOD’S LAW or COMMANDS
These place God’s commandments are what is required for living morally
HUMANS are So SINFUL because of the FALL that they CANNOT Make the RIGHT DECISION for themselves so they MUST USE the DIRECT WORDS of GOD, in Bible

Question 3

What is a Quote to Suggest that THEONOMOUS Ethics is a GOOD SOURCE by Timothy

Answer 3

” All Scripture is God-breathed and is Useful for Teaching, Rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness “ - 2 Timothy 3:16

Question 4

What evidence is there to Suggest that THENOMOUS Ethics is a Good Source

Answer 4

• SOLA SCRIPTURA - belief Bible INSPIRED Directly WITHOUT MISTAKE from GOD is ADVANTAGEOUS Particularly with Regards to MORAL MATTERS, it makes BIBLE an INFALLIBLE Source of Info
• Believers know they can Trust and Rely, GIVES RIGHT ANSWER
• no errors no mistakes view - INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE

Question 5

What are 3 CRTICISMS of THEONMOUS Ethics

Answer 5

• IMPOSSIBLE To READ the BIBLE WITHOUT Making any INTERPRETATION of it
• CONTAINS DIFFERENT STYLES of WRITING
• CONFLICTS in the BIBLE

Question 6

Explain the CRITICSM of THEONOMOUS Ethics - IMPOSSIBLE Without INTERPRETATION

Answer 6

IMPOSSIBLE to READ Bible WITHOUT Making any INTERPRETATION of it. WE’RE BOUND to READ SUBJETIVELY , in relation to out OWN EXPERIENCES and with our Own Interpretations, as We’re All INDIVIDUALS with our Own Lives and Thoughts, We Cannot Separate Ourselves from That

Question 7

Explain the CRITICSM of THEONOMOUS Ethics - MANY DIFFERENT STYLES

Answer 7

Bible Contains Many DIFFERENT STYLES of WRITING and Some of these are WRITTEN in a SPECIFIC CONTEXT by a Person which would SUGGEST that the BIBLE CANNOT have been WRITTEN BY ONE Author (GOD)

Question 8

Explain the CRITICSM of THEONOMOUS Ethics - CONFLICTS IN BIBLE

Answer 8

E.g. JESUS TEACHING in Matthew 5, the SERMON on the MOUNT, CONTRADICTS some EARLIER TEACHINGS in Hebrew Scriptures (OT). There’s RULES in HEBREW SCRIPTURE that CHRISTIANS DONT’ FOLLOW - e.g. in LEVITICUS , it PROHIBITS CUTTING HAIR & FACIAL

Question 9

What is HETERNOMOUS Christian Ethics

Answer 9

Ethics GOVERNED by SEVERAL SOURCES of AUTHROITY of LAW. There’s a VARIETY of SOURCES of Authority for Morals. The BIBLE Remains Important, but was Written a Long Time Ago, so Morality requires Additional Support to be Understood - CHURCH and REASON

Question 10

What EVIDENCE is there to Suggest that HETERONOMOUS ETHICS is a Good Source - for Reason

Answer 10

• REASON is NEEDED to Make Sense of Experience and Respond to it, to Process and Reflect on the Bible and Tradition and Apply the GUIDANCE Obtained from those SOURCES to the PROBLEM
• REASON can PRODUCE DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS of the Bible and RESULT in DIFFERING CHURCH TRADITIONS and DIFFERENT RESPONSE to ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING,

Question 11

What EVIDENCE is there to Suggest that HETERONOMOUS ETHICS is a Good Source - FOR APPROACH BY ROMAN CATHOLICS

Answer 11

RC - HUMANS are WEAK and SINFUL and therefore CANNOT RELY on THEMSELVES to MAKE MORAL DECISIONS PROPERLY - Bible Required

Question 12

What EVIDENCE is there to Suggest that HETERONOMOUS ETHICS is a Good Source - for ANGLICAN APPORACH

Answer 12

BIBLE comes FIRST (PRIMA SCRIPTURA), but NOT ONLY SOURCE of Understanding, TRADITION is an INTERPRETATION of SCRIPTURE that should be Listened to and Practised. It’s Referred to by Some Non-Conformist Protestant Church as the CONNECT BETWEEN the CURRENT CHRISTIANS And the FIRST CHRISTIANS. These Influences are COMBINED when Decisions are Made about Moral Questions

Question 13

Explain the CRITICSM of HETERONOMOUS Ethics - JESUS ATTITUDES TOWARDS TRADITION

Answer 13

TURNER - Traditions are CRTICISED BY JESUS - CONDEMS Tradition of the PHARISEES & the SCIBES as their TRADITIONS REPRESENTED the RULES of MEN, RATHER than the COMMANDMENT of GOD & PAUL. Turner Suggest that these references are INTERPRETATIONS on the LAW, RATHER than LAW ITSELF

Question 14

Explain the CRITICSM of HETERONOMOUS Ethics - EXLUSION of WOMEN’S PERSPECTIVES

Answer 14

Feminist Theologian - RUETHER - TRADITION & BIBLE are SHAPED EXCLUSIVELY by MALE EXPERIENCES of LIFE,
Means that the UNIVERSALITY and AUTHORITY of TRADITION can be QUESTUONED as it EXCLUDES WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES

Question 15

What is AUTONOMOUS Christian ETHICS?

Answer 15

ETHICS that is SELF GOVERENED
AUTHORITY is PLACED onto the INDIVUDUAL.
Idea is that CHRISTIAN ETNICS are Ethical DECISIONS that happen to be MADE by CHIRISTIAN. We look at Ethics that USE LOVE as the GUIDING FORCE`

Question 16

What EVIDENCE is there to Suggest that AUTONOMOUS ETHICS is a Good Source - MARK 12:30-31

Answer 16

In MARK, JESUS Summaries LAW as Being ABOUT LOVE.
This is Clearly a THEME THROUGHOUT the GOSPEL and so a STARTING POINT for Many Christian APPRAOCHES to ETHICS.
Jesus KEPT RETURNING to the THEME of LOVE, His AUTHOIRTY CANNOT be DENIED

Question 17

What EVIDENCE is there to Suggest that AUTONOMOUS ETHICS is a Good Source - JOSEPH FLETCHER

Answer 17

Joseph FLETCHER used PRINCIPLE of LOVE to DETERMINE his THEORY of SITUATION ETHICS.
In SE, LOVE is the CENTRAL PRINCIPLE that PREVENTS the Christian from FALLING into OVER-RELIANCE on LAWS or a LIFE WITHOUT RULES.
It TELLS Christian to FOLLOW RULES, UNLESS it’s MORE LOVING to DO OTHERWISE.
- argued his THEORY was PERSON-CENTRED, just LIKE JESUS was

Question 18

Explain the CRITICSM of AUTONOMOUS Ethics - SUBJECTIVITY

Answer 18

LOVE is SUBJECTIVE - will Always Be a Dispute as to What is Really the Most Loving Thing to Do, and What this Means in Practise. LOVE REQUIRES At Least REASON ALONGSIDE it to UNDERSTAND HOW to LIVE LIVE. It’s Too Complicated to be the Solution on It’s Own

Question 19

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