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Divine Command Theory Flashcards

1
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What is Divine Command Theory?

A

God’s will determines the norm.

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In Divine law, God is the…

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law giver

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3
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Morality depends on…

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God’s will

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What does God tell us to do?

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What is our duty.

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5
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God’s will depends on…

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His intellect.

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God’s will and intellect depend on…

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His essence.

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7
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God cannot…

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contradict Himself.

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8
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God cannot permit…

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His creatures to act thusly.

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9
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Ethics is based on…

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the will of a personal and absolute God.

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10
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What is the nature of Divine Command Theory?

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Deontological

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Acts are right or wrong depending on…

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whether they reflect the character of God.

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12
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We can grasp the reasonableness of what God commands when…

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we consider the character and attributes of God.

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Our innate sense of reason can perceive what should or should not be done, relates to…

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Natural Law.

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One can understand the proper course of action and infer that God has forbidden that action as a result of…

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Natural Law.

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As God’s creation we sense that…

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our best interests will be served by following the commands of our Creator.

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Divine Command ethics guides us into…

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conformity with the divine will.

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17
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God can only will according to His…

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immutable good and perfect nature.

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18
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God’s nature…

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does not change.

19
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God’s immutable good nature is the basis for…

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His perfect promises.

20
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Because of His moral perfection, God cannot will…

A

that evil be right things to do.

21
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God’s moral immutability is…

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the solid basis for all ethical stability.

22
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God changing His good will would…

A

violate the test of a truthful prophet.

23
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The ethical standard is God’s word as revealed in…

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scripture.

24
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God’s word commands the action of…

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His people.

25
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Scripture is…

A

divinely authoritative

26
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Scripture is…

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indestructible

27
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Scripture is…

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unbreakable

28
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Scripture is…

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supreme over all else

29
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Scripture is…

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inerrant

30
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Scripture is…

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historically reliable

31
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Scripture is…

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scientifically accurate

32
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Anything God says is…

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Normative, as His very nature.

33
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Authority is a facet of…

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the lordship that defines Him.

34
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According to scripture and moral sense, certain acts are…

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inherently right or inherently wrong.

35
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Knowing what God has forbidden in scripture,

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we infer what is morally wrong.

36
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Scripture says God always keeps…

A

His word.

37
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If God changed, this would…

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make Him untrustworthy

38
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If God changed, this would…

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contradict His Word

39
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If God changed, this would…

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contradict His revealed nature

40
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If there was no God, objecting Divine Command ethics would lead to

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moral nihilism

41
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God’s word is sufficient and authoritative, witness…

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Israel’s idolatry.

42
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Euthyphro Dilemma asks…

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Is an act right because God wills it, or does God will it because He knows it is right?

43
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Euthyphro Dilemma is false because…

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we understand the nature of God.

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