Christian Morality Flashcards
Scripturally and theologically, the Christian moral life begins with…
A loving relationship with God
A loving relationship with God is a covenant love made possible by…
The sacrifice of Christ
The Commandments and other moral rules are given to us as…
Ways of protecting the values that foster love of God and others.
The Commandments and other moral rules provide us with…
Ways to express love, sometimes by forbidding whatever contradicts love
Christian morality questions…
The full meaning of human life
This is in fact the aspiration at the heart of every human decision and action, the quiet searching and interior prompting which sets freedom in motion.
The full meaning of human life
Ultimately an appeal to the absolute Good which attracts us and beckons us; it is the echo of a call from God who is the origin and goal of man’s life.
Questioning the full meaning of human life
The evaluation of our actions based on the teachings of Jesus Christ or the Gospel values.
Christian Morality
Primarily, it talks about the commitment of believers to live a responsible life in the light of their faith in the biblical story
that culminates in Jesus Christ
Christian Morality
The model of love, the norm of the Christian moral life.
Jesus
Divergence from these Christian values makes an act immoral.
Christian Morality
For Christians, the basic conviction of faith is that God is good, that is to say, that the good is linked to…
One’s faith in God
God is not only the standard of what is good, but…
He is the Good
“No one is good except God alone”
Mark 10:17
The center of value in Christian morality, the point of reference in our moral life.
God
Essential in a Christian’s moral life because it always includes the context of the believer’s experience of God or better, relationship with God.
Faith
Christian morality is closely linked to…
Faith and Beliefs
The relationship between _____ and _____ is also key in Christian morality.
Faith, Reason
Christian morality, then, as a response to God’s invitation of love, entails…
Authentic human freedom
Why does Christian Morality entail authentic human freedom?
It involves one’s personal choice to commit as discussed under the logic of self-involvement
Richard Gula mentions that Christian morality uses Christian faith in seeing the complex realities of the world by asking…
“What sorts of persons ought
we to be, and what actions ought we to perform by virtue of believing in Christ?”
Therefore, it is through human experience that we…
Come to know and respond to God
By imitating Christ in our daily lives, this presupposes (assumes)…
An acceptance of God’s revelation through Jesus (the incarnated Son of God) and who is the fullness of human response to God’s love.