Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Christian Ethics
- Is based on the will of God
- 'Ethics deal with
what is morally
right or wrong.
Christian ethics
deals with what is
morally right or
wrong for a
Christian.
- Christians believe that God has an
unchangeable, moral character. God's will reflect
the attributes of his own moral character. The
attributes; justice, mercy and love.
- Christian ethics is based on God's revelation.
- Based on God's
commands which have
been revealed through
nature and scripture. God
reveals the basis for
human ethical behavior.
- When anyone
acts morally,
even an etheist,
they are acting in
accordance with
the will of God
because as
humans our
moral nature is
God-given.
- Christian Ethics is Prescriptive
- Morality came from God - he created it
- Christian Ethics is not
descriptive. It does not deal
with how things are but how
they ought to be.
- If ethics is descriptive it would mean that people should murder, cheat, steal, etc.
- Christian ethics is absolute.
- Because God's moral
nature does not change.
Christians believe that
acts which reflect God'd
nature are always right
regardless of the
outcome.
- Eg; it is right to fight against racism and injustice even if you fail.
- Christian ethics is deontological
- because moral actions
which reflect God's
nature, are good
regardless whether they
are successful or not.
- Key Influences of Christian Ethics
- Jewish Roots
- Jesus was Jewish
- The old testament is
the Jewish Tora
- The Bible
- God is creator -
all powerful
- The 10 commandments
- New testament -
Life of Jesus
- Conscience
- The voice
of God is
a moral
guidence
- Connection with God
- St Paul
- Love - Agape
- Selfless Love
- The good samaritan
- Christians believe
that after life you go to
heaven or hell. God
may choose which
one you go to down
to the actions you
have done in your life.
- 'love your neighbour as yourself'
- Christians teach
that life is sacred
therefore you must
protect it. You must
not kill.
- Acting in accordance
with the nature of God
may be absolute but
acting in accordance
with the will of God may
be absolute of relative.