The importance of good moral conduct in the Christian way of life
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- The importance of good moral conduct in the Christian way of life
- All Christians see good conduct as important, but do not agree in how to go about putting it into practice.
- Range of views about why good conduct matters:
- Christians should obey the teachings contained in the Bible which is the word of God.
- The KoG will be realised on earth via the way in which Christians care for eachother.
- Christians give glory to God by the way they live.
- Individual good conduct will be rewarded with eternal life in heaven.
- "We are here on earth in order to know and to love God, to do good according to his will, and to go someday to heaven." -YouCat 1
- Disputes leading to different ideas
- In the 16th century, western Christianity was torn apart by the Reformation.
- There were bitter disputes that resulted in war between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Churches that came into being.
- One of the areas of disagreement was concerned with justification.
- Justification = being counted as rightous before God/ what a person has to do to be rightous.
- In the 16th century, western Christianity was torn apart by the Reformation.
- 3 ideas imparticular cause dispute:
- Justification by faith.
- Justification by works.
- Predestination
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