Because of the omnipresence of the Christian tradition in the Western world, many preconceptions exist about what Christian ethics entails. Some may be able to cite various lines that they attribute to scripture, such as “Love Thy Neighbor”, or various Ten Commandments. I will take some different pieces of scripture and attempt to explore not only what ethical answers they propose, but what ethical questions these passages are asking. Christian scriptures do not tell us what to do, but are fundamentally sound principles. I believe they require us to reflect upon what is important in life. The scriptures give insight into our ethical dilemmas and build an ethical view according to Christianity. The scriptures provide approaches to the question of value, for example, in its emphasis on the concept of justice. Justice is also approached in a manner …show more content…
Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom”. The scripture is talking a about a person’s moral goodness. A person shows their wisdom by their actions, integrity, and behavior. The faith in God allows a person to display their moral character by how they act in society. An ethical decision made by a person shows their values for fairness, truth, respect, honesty, justice, and love. Ethics based on truth allow a person to be authentic to their beliefs and values. In these passages, the Christian ethical world-view forces the human being to look at the world another way. It accomplishes this by asking the human being to consider what he values in the world. In some passages, we see that a just life is the highest aspiration of an individual and places an obligation to achieve this life. Everyone makes ethical decisions daily. When decisions are being made, people need to think about how their actions will affect other people and seek the truth, wisdom, and goodness from God to make a decision based on
God’s graceful offer is for his faithful children who are willing to conciliate with Him; however, there have been the wicked in this society exploiting the precious gift of God for their own sakes. Being highly selfish and overly concerned about their worldly comforts, those do not hesitate to be heinous in their acts and then make their own justification for their wrongdoings, that all human-beings are sinful, and Jesus will save them all no matter what they did. Jesus, however, is righteous and intelligent enough to recognize these unconscionable strategies. In regard to such strategies, Jesus once said that, “Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”(Matthew 7:23, the New International Version) Although most members of the human civilizations have not been righteous over the course of history, God want men to have good deeds to preclude the world from wars and hysterias. Romans 12 and the Sermon on the Mount are the two books which provide the readers the most basic and meaningful moral behaviors, which are always yearning for righteousness, not killing the others, not being maledictory, and upholding the serenity among
From Rauser’s writing, he expressed passages that pertain to Smart’s dimension of ethics. Smart’s ethical dimension can be best described as a code that each person follows that helps benefits not only themselves, but their community too. Some passages were “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” (Luke, 6:31), and love you enemies and pray for those who persecute you. These are golden rules to live by as it promotes good behavior towards others. These ethics can be split down into two categories, virtue and value. Virtue takes on the internal aspect on what the individual should act; it shows the character of the person. Value takes the external aspect, on how a community of act based on their actions. Both of them are important as they are the basis of our morals.
But in a Christian’s religion they believe that there is a real and living God that can do everything for them, supply their needs, heal, guide and protect them. Their God can talk, hear and direct them in the right path; if they only accept and believe in him. Their religious opinions would lead them to unethical behavior and lower their ability to appreciate the cruel nature of their acts. We must turn the ethical principles to protect ourselves from narrow-minded and cruel religious practices. (Paul,
As Christians, we tend to believe that everyone has the same worldview as us. We believe that everyone thinks the way we do leading him or her to do the right thing. We assume the best and forget the worst. However, it becomes painstakingly real that is not the case in our world today. We are constantly faced with ethical issues in our profession and everyday life. Although we would like to believe that people always do the right thing that is not the case. This reality hits us in cases like the Tuskegee study, the obedience to authority study, and the Stanford prison experiment.
For this discussion regarding a possible terrorist attach which may harm many lives the utilitarianism approach would be to torture the captured terrorist in order for the maximum number of innocent lives to be saved of possible danger. The consequences of not doing everything possible to get the captive man to talk could mean an overall catrastophy which would lead to uneccisary deaths.
This quote represents what God/Jesus was trying to teach about morality and ethics in this passage. Many people in today’s world are putting more of their focus toward following their own traditions, ideas, and rules instead of following the 10 commandments that God gave us. Although human tradition may play an important role in your life, it should never overpower God’s rules. If you constantly say that you are a devoted follower of God, then you need to represent that in your words and actions every day of your life by following the rules that God has given us to live
How did the earth and everything on it come into existence? This is a question, that for the Christian worldview is answered by the Bible, in Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis. The Bible makes clear to it’s readers that God existed before anything else. The creation account in Genesis 1 splits creation into 6 days and a 7th day of rest. The first day God created the earth and Heaven as well as day and night. The second day God separated the earth from heaven to create the sky. On the third day God separated the waters on earth so there would be dry land. He created plants and trees that could bear fruit and seeds. God made theses plants so that they would be able to keep growing from the seeds that fell from them. On the fourth day God created the
Ever since I was six years old, the year I was baptized, I have been on fire for the Lord. I attended a Christian school for eight years and have always been very involved at my church. My first experience outside of my “Christian bubble” was when I went to a public high school. For the first time in my life, I was out of my comfort zone. Being at a public school challenged my faith, strengthened my leadership skills, and forced me to branch out and meet people I would have never encountered otherwise. However, even though being at a public school helped strengthen my faith in ways I would have never guessed, I believe attending a Christian university—like Liberty—is the best choice to further my education. Going to college is new and exciting, but it can also be a demanding and intimidating experience. Being so far away from home, in a different environment,
When it comes to living out the beliefs of the Christian worldview, the way to do so is by attempting to emulate the behaviors that Jesus displayed during his limited time on earth. This is because as Christians we are expected to live a life that mirrors his since Jesus lived a sinless life and had a perfect relationship with the Father. Trying to emulate the behavior of Christ and by virtue living out the virtues of life is based upon the examples left within the Bible. In the Bible, Christ showed how his followers were to live out his teachings in their everyday lives despite the persecution that they would face from others. Instances of this include when he told Peter not to fight the guards, when he spoke of turning one's cheek, and when
My name is Asia Harvey. I am eighteen years old. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I am a freshman in college majoring in communications. Worldview to me means how everyone in the world interprets reality. I believe everyone has a worldview and it is influenced by our ethics, morals, and family values. It can also be influenced by what we hear, what we read, what we see or who we associate with. Worldview is mostly influenced by religion and science even though, a worldview can and do change. I believe the Christian worldview deals with the belief in the Bible. It leads me to believe that God created the universe in six days and on the last day he rested and that I am God's creation put on earth to fellowship with him and govern
As a Christian I rely on the holy word of God, the bible, as a guide to ethics, and morals, however not all see this the same way. Jesus Christ, his life is the model for ethics. Jesus is the Christ, he is the way. Jesus gives a guide to proper behavior and
Throughout the ages, the Christian worldview has been one of the most popular and substantive religions in the world. There are many topics within the Christian worldview and have an impact on millions of lives today. From the strong belief in God and Jesus Christ, from the standpoints of human nature and restoration, to the benefits of the Christian faith as well as the influence on a Christian’s behavior. The Christian worldview has proven to be a successful religion when it comes to personal faith and worship. There is many key components within the Christian worldview that has been many topics within our world today.
Use of the Bible in handling ethical dilemmas – As Christian, our morally right and wrongs comes from the laws and teachings of the word of God. The scripture tells us in (Romans 15:4) “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide, we might have hope.” Reflecting and referencing the scripture, it is well doing with wisdom allowing us to choose what is ethical in the majority of our dilemmas in life
The author concludes that Christians are to live faithfully by the values of the bible. As members of society, we are expected to play a critical role in in our community rather than isolating ourselves from those opposed to Christian worldviews. There are ways for Christians to live out their faith, but still remain active parts in the community.
Almost a decade ago, after I had spent a year of in a discipleship program, I adopted the mission statement: Make the next right decision, and promptly admit when I’m wrong. To me this statement encompasses everything I know about applying Christian ethics to everyday life. Motivated by love, I seek to act in holiness and justice in every choice I make, including admitting promptly when I choose wrong. To make the best decisions possible I apply a biblical perspective, and ethical evaluation toward sound reasoning in recognition of both the spiritual and natural world.