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The Four Characteristics Of Ethical Teachings In Christianity

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Ethical teachings are one of the four main characteristics that influence Christianity to continue to be a living and dynamic religion. The core ethical teachings are based on the belief that adherents are made equally in the image of God with intellect, free will, love and power of self-determination. Its purpose is to help adherents determine and discover what is right and wrong, what the believers should freely do, or avoid doing. The main source of ethical teaching is stored within the central sacred text of the Bible, which explicitly provides a set guideline for Christians to have a deeper understanding of how to live life like their model ‘Jesus Christ’.

The Beatitudes, which are eight blessings found in the context of the Sermon on the Mount. These blessings are the primary sources of ethical guidance for adherents within the New Testament. It provides a model for Christian life by describing a life of advocacy for the poor and marginalised and hence stressing the values of kindness, mercy, compassion and justice.The Beatitudes may have derived from the book of Genesis who has set the basis of ethical teachings. Within it is the creation story and in which God stated that humans were good, meaning that humans are inherently good including those who are vulnerable or segregated from society. Every human is created in the image and likeness of God and therefore has inherent dignity. This places a strong emphasis on human dignity, strongly suggesting that humankind

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