quick test Flashcards
3 christian beliefs about sex outside of marriage
- procreation not pleasure
- adultery is strictly forbidden
- sex is the highest expression of love so it should only be done between a couple with a life long commitment
2 different beliefs on contraception
- Christianity teaches that children are gifts from god
- roman catholic believe artificial contraception is wrong as it inter fer with the natural process of conception and the potential for new life which god created.
- other Christians think okay because humans are made in the image of god so they can make their own decisions when it comes to ethical issues like contraception
teachings about family
2 SOWAT
’ be fruitful and multiply’ teaches procreation and the creation of children
- so its gods word and Christians should clearly follow gods word
- god wouldn’t have taught this if creating a family had a bad outcome.
- ’ i am your father and you shall be my sons and daughters’
- god is the creator, and the sustain er of all living things so Christians believe that the creation of family reflects the parental love that god as for all of humanity
- therefore it is important as they should follow in gods footsteps by creating a family.
Christians should work against gender discrimination’
for:
“ god created human beings making them to be like himself”
- all humans are created in the image of god
- same worth and value of everything else
- no one should be treated less barbecue of factors such as their race,age or disability.
” husbands love you wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”
- equality in partner ship
- importance of mutual respect in a relationship
- men and woman are equal
counter:
‘women are created as men helpers’
- roman catholic churches don allow woman to be priests
- however churches say that a priest standards in the place of Jesus who was a man to it has no misogynistic intent.
extra:
- bible was written in a white male dominated time
- jesus had 12 men disciples
