Christian Ethics
- Created by: Emily Uffindell
- Created on: 28-04-14 14:13
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- Christian Ethics
- A Jewish Foundation
- Christianity has Jewish roots because Jesus was born and brought up a Jew.
- This is reflected through the Christian scriptures because the largest section of the bible, the old testament, is also known as the Hebrew bible.
- Many Jews believe that the first 5 books of the bible (The Torah) contains the precise words that God use to tell humanity how to lead their lives.
- The moral principle behind Jewish moral principles is that God is loving and just.
- For some Christians and Jews, the Ten Commandments (the Decalogue) are a set of deontological, absolute rules.
- Christianity has Jewish roots because Jesus was born and brought up a Jew.
- The Ethics of Jesus
- As Jesus is the son of God, everything that he said and did on earth carried some weight or status as though it came directly from God.
- If any of his ethical theories contradict that of the Old testament, his word normally takes precedence.
- Jesus always acted out of love and compassion.
- Example: "Love thy neighbour."
- God wants us to follow Jesus's teachings so that we would end up in the Kingdom of heaven and in the ultimate union with him.
- The Role of Saint Paul
- He interpreted Jesus' teachings after Jesus' death.
- "Their conduct shows what the law commands is written in their hearts."
- The Law of Love
- Paul developed the fact that Jesus' main ethical principle was the law of love.
- A Jewish Foundation
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