Moral Sense Flashcards
what is the moral sense also called
tropological
what is the moral sense concerned with
the moral lessons that can be drawn from the biblical texts
if events in Israels past “were written down to instruct us” then we can learn how we ought to live by
paying careful attention to the history of Israel, the words of prophets and the exhortations
liberalists believe : the bible must be
- however they do believe
interpreted and it cannot contain facts
- they do believe that it is meaningful and does correspond to an objective reality
Liberalists also believe : it is the duty of
individuals to weigh what is found in the bible and apply it to their own lives as they seek in their path of God
Strength : there is no obligation to what
refer to any given method of viewing the passages of the scripture
- therefore possible to make a personalised response
Strength : errors or inconsistencies theology, fact or history present no major problem for the believer as
they recognise that the words may reflect human error
Strength : liberalists view are more readily accommodated to
modern scientific understanding of the world
weakness : bible can cease to come an effective instrument for teaching and discipline as
it is the believer that decides the value of individual passages
weakness : people may discard what
bits of the bible that they don’t like for the wrong reasons
Weakness it is very
subjective
