Christian Morality

Question 1

Scripturally and theologically, the Christian moral life begins with…

Answer 1

A loving relationship with God

Question 2

A loving relationship with God is a covenant love made possible by…

Answer 2

The sacrifice of Christ

Question 3

The Commandments and other moral rules are given to us as…

Answer 3

Ways of protecting the values that foster love of God and others.

Question 4

The Commandments and other moral rules provide us with…

Answer 4

Ways to express love, sometimes by forbidding whatever contradicts love

Question 5

Christian morality questions…

Answer 5

The full meaning of human life

Question 6

This is in fact the aspiration at the heart of every human decision and action, the quiet searching and interior prompting which sets freedom in motion.

Answer 6

The full meaning of human life

Question 7

Ultimately an appeal to the absolute Good which attracts us and beckons us; it is the echo of a call from God who is the origin and goal of man’s life.

Answer 7

Questioning the full meaning of human life

Question 8

The evaluation of our actions based on the teachings of Jesus Christ or the Gospel values.

Answer 8

Christian Morality

Question 9

Primarily, it talks about the commitment of believers to live a responsible life in the light of their faith in the biblical story
that culminates in Jesus Christ

Answer 9

Christian Morality

Question 9

The model of love, the norm of the Christian moral life.

Answer 9

Jesus

Question 10

Divergence from these Christian values makes an act immoral.

Answer 10

Christian Morality

Question 11

For Christians, the basic conviction of faith is that God is good, that is to say, that the good is linked to…

Answer 11

One’s faith in God

Question 12

God is not only the standard of what is good, but…

Answer 12

He is the Good

Question 13

“No one is good except God alone”

Answer 13

Mark 10:17

Question 14

The center of value in Christian morality, the point of reference in our moral life.

Answer 14

God

Question 15

Essential in a Christian’s moral life because it always includes the context of the believer’s experience of God or better, relationship with God.

Answer 15

Faith

Question 16

Christian morality is closely linked to…

Answer 16

Faith and Beliefs

Question 17

The relationship between _____ and _____ is also key in Christian morality.

Answer 17

Faith, Reason

Question 18

Christian morality, then, as a response to God’s invitation of love, entails…

Answer 18

Authentic human freedom

Question 19

Why does Christian Morality entail authentic human freedom?

Answer 19

It involves one’s personal choice to commit as discussed under the logic of self-involvement

Question 20

Richard Gula mentions that Christian morality uses Christian faith in seeing the complex realities of the world by asking…

Answer 20

“What sorts of persons ought
we to be, and what actions ought we to perform by virtue of believing in Christ?”

Question 21

Therefore, it is through human experience that we…

Answer 21

Come to know and respond to God

Question 22

By imitating Christ in our daily lives, this presupposes (assumes)…

Answer 22

An acceptance of God’s revelation through Jesus (the incarnated Son of God) and who is the fullness of human response to God’s love.