Rights And Respobsibilities (Paper 8)

Question 1

Why do Christians only use the Bible?

Answer 1

• The Bible contains Jesus’ teachings
• The Bible is the world of God
• Contains rules (Decalogue)

Question 2

Why do Christians believe we shouldn’t only use the Bible?

Answer 2

• The church needs to teach us about the Bible
• The Bible is only inspired by God
• Some believe that their conscience is the voice of God

Question 3

Why do Christians look at the church for guidance?

Answer 3

• The Church is the body of Christ
• God speaks through the church
• The church is guided by God

Question 4

Why do some Christians use their conscience to make moral decisions?

Answer 4

• Their conscience is the voice of God
• St Paul teaches that our conscience should be the final part of making a moral decision
• It comes directly from God

Question 5

Why do some Christians not use their conscience?

Answer 5

• People have used their conscience to justify doing bad things
• The church and bible have more authority
• If people followed their conscience not laws the world would be chaos

Question 6

What are situation ethics?

Answer 6

Moral decisions based on what the most loving to do is

Question 7

Why do Christians make moral decisions using situation ethics?

Answer 7

• Jesus followed SE
• They follow Jesus’ commandment of “love your neighbour”
• Christianity is based on love not laws

Question 8

Why do some think that it is wrong to follow situation ethics?

Answer 8

• The Bible is Gods word and should be followed exactly

- We can not ensure what the most loving consequence is

Question 9

Why do Christians make moral decisions using authorities?

Answer 9

• They would usually follow the church to apply the Bible teachings
• They may go to the church or look at a bible to see if SE will be correct

Question 10

Why are human rights are important?

Answer 10

• You may live in a dictatorship
• May not have any rights
• You could live in a democracy

Question 11

What is the human rights act?

Answer 11

This is the right that people have freedom, liberty and rights

Question 12

Why are human right important for Christians?

Answer 12

• Everyone is in the image of God so people should be treated well
• God created life to be sacred and it should be protected
• They make Christians not disadvantaged

Question 13

Why can human rights cause problems for Christians?

Answer 13

• Some rights go against Gods will

- They feel as though the rights are against church teachings

Question 14

Why do Christians take part in elections?

Answer 14

• Gives you a chance to affect new laws

- This means they can have an opinion on rights

Question 15

Why do Christians believe that they shouldn’t vote?

Answer 15

They feel that it will not make a difference to the outcome

Question 16

What is the golden rule?

Answer 16

“Do to others what you would have them do to you”

Question 17

What does the parable of the sheep and goats teach?

Answer 17

You will be judged when you die so if you are good you will go to heaven and if you are bad you will go to hell

Question 18

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 18

Technique of using gene development to prevent a disease

Question 19

What are Catholic attitudes to genetic engineering?

Answer 19

By killing embryos that is still murder

Question 20

What are liberal Protestants views on genetic engineering?

Answer 20

Jesus showed Christians that you should try and cure diseases

Question 21

What do evangelical Protestants attitudes towards genetic engineering?

Answer 21

By changing genes that is interfering with God which is a sin