Concepts in scripture and Christian theology

Question 1

A Being in Communion

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The Trinitarian God:

Question 2

A sharing of the divine community

Answer 2

Creation:

Question 3

The fact that God is Creator and we are creatures impacts the way we view

Answer 3

our relationship with God and creation (trinity and creation)

Question 4

Because we live in a world created by God, there is

Answer 4

an order to the universe, including a moral order. (creation and moral order)

Question 5

Closely related to a moral order is the idea of a fundamental

Answer 5

natural law for which all people are obligated (creation and natural law)

Question 6

3 clear ethical principles can be derived from the image of God.

Answer 6

a. Humans occupy a unique place in God’s creation.
b. Human life has special value.
c. There is a fundamental equality among human beings.

Question 7

our failure to relate well to God, others, and creation

Answer 7

sin

Question 8

the destruction of community

Answer 8

sin

Question 9

the effects of sin are (4)

Answer 9

theological, sociological, ecological, and personal

Question 10

Because of our sin, we are now unfit for God’s presence.

Answer 10

Theological effects

Question 11

Sin brings conflict and division among people and societies.

Answer 11

Sociological effects

Question 12

Rather than being stewards, we exploit creation for our own selfish greed.

Answer 12

Ecological effects

Question 13

We exist in a state of inner conflict and division because we are not fulfilling the purpose for which we were created.

Answer 13

Personal effects

Question 14

Ethical living in the NT is

Answer 14

a response to what God has done for us in Jesus Christ

Question 15

we live in the tension of _____ and _______

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already

not yet

Question 16

In several of his epistles Paul explicitly avoids two extremes.:

Answer 16

legalism

lawlessness

Question 17

The church is important for the ethical task because, as we saw in our discussion of virtue,

Answer 17

community is crucial for the development of virtue

Question 18

Without the work of the Holy Spirit, Christian ethics eventually degenerates into

Answer 18

“boot-strap theology”

Question 19

God’s intent for us is to be ———— and to be ——–

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1) authentically human (to live as we were created to live),

2) in community with God and one-another.

Question 20

As Christians, our goal is to

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become more and more like Jesus Christ

Question 21

At least two things can be said about virtue. Virtues must be understood—-and virtues are a ——

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a. Virtues must be understood in light of scripture and the life of Christ.
b. Virtues are gifts of God’s grace

Question 22

an endowment given to us by God that gives us competence to engage in moral discernment. It is a “reliable belief-producing mechanism” that we are created with, much like similar mechanisms such as memory or sense perception.

Answer 22

conscience

Question 23

For the Christian, conscience, like ————-, is a God-given capacity and a reliable medium for moral knowledge

Answer 23

memory and perception