Module 3.3. Christian Ethics in Relationship with the Old and New Testaments: Concepts of God Flashcards
36)God is ________. The ethics of God stresses the sacredness of human life. God does not want human sacrifices. When Abraham was about to kill his son Isaac, to be
sacrificed as a burnt offering, God stopped his hands (Gen. 22:12). God’s ethics is to
preserve human life. God was not also happy when Manasseh sacrificed his own son in
the fire (2 Kings 21:6).
Ethical.
(37)God is ________ Behind the interpretation of evil as the corrupted good is faith in
God as the Creator. Human beings and everything else in the world have been made by
God. However, as Creator, he is not responsible for what is wrong with us. He is not
the source of evil that threatens us. He is the only source of what is right with and about
us (Rudnick, 1979).
Creator.
(38)God is _________. God is portrayed as righteous in the Old Testament. Because
God is righteous, he demands righteousness from all people. (39)_________ is a
moral and ethical obligations of people in the society.
It should be centered in the
attitudes of the heart.
(40)_______says, “‘The Lord is ______, he loves justice,
upright men will see his face.”
Righteous.
Righteousness
Psalm 11:7 righteous
(41)God is ______.
(42)_______ is the name of God which
stresses his capacity to supply human needs.
When the Israelites were hungry and
thirsty, God provided them with food and water. In one of the mountains of Galilee,
Jesus also fed the hungry multitudes with loaves of bread and pieces of fish (RE 2
Manual, 2005)
Provider.
El Shaddai or Jehovah Jireh
(43)God is ______,is the property of law or measured by the standard of law.
Since justice is rooted in law, it easily develops the ethical conduct in accordance with
what is lawful. God emphasizes justice and upright living. (44)He wants people to
_____ from their sins and to ___ with what is just. (45)“If a wicked man turns away
from his sins he has ________, he will surely live, not
die”(Ezekiel 18:21), (Landero, 2002).
Justice.
repent, live
committed and keep God’s decrees
(46)God is _____. used in the Old Testament to express the unique quality
of God. Mercy is reciprocal by nature. It is to the merciful that God will show mercy.
(47)“God will not show ____ when he judges the person who has not been merciful”
(James 2:13). The principle of reciprocity is seen also in the Lord’s prayer,
(48)“Forgive us, as we forgive…” (Matt.6:12)
Merciful.
mercy
49)God is _______ In the Old Testament God delivered the Israelites from the
Egyptian slavery. He saved the Hebrew patriarchs like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; he
saved Moses and the slaves at the Red Sea. He saved the thief who had a penitent heart
at the cross of Calvary.
(50)The ethics of God is _________. He sent His
only Son Jesus to save us from our sins.
Savior.
salvation for mankind
Concepts of God
God is:
Ethical, Creator, Righteous, Provider, Justice, Merciful, Savior, Love
