Christian more principles

Question 1

bible?

Answer 1

the christian scriptures consisting of the old and new testament

Question 2

church?

Answer 2

the building in which christians worship but the church also represents the christian community throughout the world

Question 3

reason?

Answer 3

the human beings capacity to reach conclusions and make judgments based on logic, knowledge and morality

Question 4

agape?

Answer 4

selfless,sarcifical,unconditional love

Question 5

sola scriptura?

Answer 5

a christian theological doctrine which holds that the christian scriptures (bible) are the sole infallible rule of faith and practice

Question 6

natural law?

Answer 6

a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as the basis for all human conduct

Question 7

magisterium?

Answer 7

the official and authoritative teaching of the Roman Catholic Church

Question 8

papal encyclical?

Answer 8

a letter concerning catholic doctrine, sent by the Pope on behalf of the magisterium

Question 9

ethics?

Answer 9

moral principles concerning that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity

Question 10

morality?

Answer 10

principles concerning the distinction between rights and wrong or good and bad behaviour

Question 11

principles?

Answer 11

a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning

Question 12

what are important for christians when making ethical decisions?

Answer 12

• agape love
• natural law
• teachings of Jesus
• reason + intelligence
• conscience
• the Bible
• teaching of the church
• holy spirits guidance/prayer

Question 13

what does theonomous mean?

Answer 13

ethics are governed by Gods law or command (evangelical protestant view)

Question 14

what does heteronomous mean?

Answer 14

ethics are governed by several sources of authority (Roman Catholic view)

Question 15

what does autonomous mean?

Answer 15

ethics are self governed (liberal christian view)

Question 16

what is the bible?

Answer 16

• collection of 66 books written over 100 years
• range of different purposes
• different christian denominations still include some different books to this day

Question 17

how can the bible be used for ethical content?

Answer 17

• gives broad moral principles eg sermon on the mount
• gives examples of how to live well in different situations
• gives specific moral instructions eg the 10 commandments
• provides moral advice through parables eg the good Samaritan
• provides positive and negative examples eg King David

Question 17

how can the bible be used for ethical content?

Answer 17

• gives broad moral principles eg sermon on the mount
• gives examples of how to live well in different situations
• gives specific moral instructions eg the 10 commandments
• provides moral advice through parables eg the good Samaritan
• provides positive and negative examples eg King David

Question 18

whats a biblicist view?

Answer 18

belief that the Bible is directly inspired by God, he wrote it from people

Question 19

what a conservative view?

Answer 19

belief that the bible is indirect inspiration, we see God at work in world then write it down

Question 20

whats a liberal view?

Answer 20

the bible is fully written by humans

Question 21

why do some people believe that the bible should be the only source of authority?

Answer 21

‘all scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching’

Question 22

what was the reformation?

Answer 22

by 1500 much of the Catholic Church is quite remote from everyday people as every service was in latin and the pope had ultimate authority so corruption including indulgences is widespread

Question 23

what did Luther do?

Answer 23

protested against the Catholic Church
- salvation is Gods gift and is by faith (not earned)
- bible is the supreme guide for christians (not the pope) so it must be in peoples own languages
- Luther eventually excluded from the church but his movements gathers momentum, they are known as protestant

Question 23

what did Luther do?

Answer 23

protested against the Catholic Church
- salvation is Gods gift and is by faith (not earned)
- bible is the supreme guide for christians (not the pope) so it must be in peoples own languages
- Luther eventually excluded from the church but his movements gathers momentum, they are known as portestants

Question 24

what do fundamentalist believe?

Answer 24

that the bible was written by people that were inspired and that all words are Gods words so can be used today

Question 25

what do liberal christians believe?

Answer 25

the task of christian ethics is to identify the relevant message within scripture and then to apply this to society; there are not necessarily fixed commandments to be found in scripture
➡️ultimately the bible is a word of man more than its considered a word of God

Question 26

why is the bible not a good source of ethics?

Answer 26

OT ‘an eye for an eye’ NT ‘turn the other eye’
Ot ‘capital punishment seen to be part of God’ NT Jesus refuses to participate in an execution
- the bible contradicts itself
- not always loving eg sermon on the mount
- Jesus often went against OT
- gives good example of how to live in different situations
- straightforward and easy to follow

Question 27

what does Karl Barth say about the evangelical point of view?

Answer 27

warns of a possible error in the biblicist view of scriptures, believing there’s a danger that a high view of the bible will result in worship of the bible, warning that a bible is a witness to the truth, rather than being the truth itself.The bible cannot save anyone, it can only point towards the real source of salvation which is God.

Question 28

what does Joseph Fletcher say about sola scriptura?

Answer 28

approach is too rigid and not appropriate is too rigid and not appropriate when making moral and ethical decisions, arguing that Jesus applied the principle of love when teaching others how to live a good life - because the person mattered more than the rule

Question 29

why do some christians believe love is the guiding ethical principle?

Answer 29

• my command is this : love each other as I have loved you
• love the lord your God with all your heart … love your neighbour as yourself’
• the autonomous approach to christian decision making considers that there is one guiding principle which shapes the mindset of the christian, Jesus commanded to love
• love/agape Jesus’ sacrificial and generous love for others in its distinctive christian form is shown in Jesus’ own life sacrificial for others

Question 30

whats the doctrine of progressive revelation?

Answer 30

the teaching that God has revealed himself and will through the scriptures with increasing clarity as more scriptures written
OT : detailed and prescriptive law
NT : law updated (sermon on the mount)
law summarised as focused on love

Question 31

Hans kung on supporting liberal catholics?

Answer 31

• advocates for greater autonomy in ethical decision making
• highlights how Jesus challenged rule-based ethics and encourages his disciples to make their own judgements and take responsibility for their actions
• there is nothing in the content of christian ethics which could not be found elsewhere by any person of good will
• kung calls for a global ethic if the world is going to tackle issues such as environmental damage, he believes that christians should participate in this due to ideas such ar our shared identity in Gods image
• he argues against the idea of euthanasia being against catholic moral principles as it is contrary to catholic ideas of conscience and reasoning to think that keeping someone alive is always absolutely right
• instead people should consider wether its use is respectful of a persons life
• Jungs view has been criticised within the catholic tradition as undermining the magisterium of the church