Lesson 08 Flashcards
Christians who take their name from Jesus Christ need to live their lives by means of _________ or ________ normative ethics.
predictable; prescriptive
Ethics pertain to our __________.
behaviour
We must be filled with the ______ and _______ or Jesus Christ living according to His _______.
mind; Spirit; precepts
(True or False a-d) Christian principles are based on the following four areas:
a. Basic principles of love
b. The disciple’s behaviour must surpass a sinner’s
c. The reward for living right
d. The promise: reciprocal behaviour - you will give what you will receive
a. False
b. True
c. True
d. False
One of these is not a specific behaviour governing human relationships that Jesus touched on.
a. Love. Christians are to love all men, even enemies
b. Do good to those you love
c. Pray for others
d. Offer the other cheek
b. Do good to those you love
Jesus touched upon three specific behaviours governing property. Which one of the following was not them?
a. Deprive not
b. Give
c. Demand not
d. Borrow little
d. Borrow little
What is the golden rule?
As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them
The golden rule reveals the _____ of God.
heart
________ in the world is to be one of the _____ ________.
Behaviour; self-denial
Jesus lived and taught a _______ ethic.
covenant
What are the characteristics of covenant ethics?
a. God is the sole ________ for decisions and actions
b. If God is sovereign in the life of a Christian, His Word is _________ an dwe must _______.
a. authority
b. authoritative; conform
Christian ethics involves personal ___________.
relationships
Christian ethic is a ________ ethic because man is a ________ creature.
community; communal
