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Christian Ethics
studies regarding the difference between morals and ethics
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Bible Studies
10th Grade
02/16/2012

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Commandment #1

have no other Gods before the Lord. 

Definition
we are to make God, knowing and obeying him, the center of our lives.
Term

Commandment 2: 

have no graven images.

we are to know that anything we make would be infinitely ____ than God. we must guard against our desire to ________ God

Definition

-less

-manipulate

Term

Commandment 3:

revere God's name. 

we are to avoid: (3)

Definition

1. using God's name but having a heart far from him

2. OVERusing his name. 

3. using his name in curses, foul language, or foolish talk. 

Term
we are to maintain a __________ to God's name.
Definition
sacredness
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commandment 4. Keep the sabbath

the sabbath is based on God's creative week, and tranlates to mean: 

Definition
"cease from work".
Term

commandment 5. Honor your parents. 

 

back in bible times, disobedience of the patriarch was punishable by:

Definition
death
Term

Commandment 6. do not murder/deliberately take a life

 

accidental death is dealt with later, but this does not refer to ______ life. 

this commandment means that we shouldn't: (4) 

Definition

1.abortion

2. have a careless attitude

3.commit suicide

4. hate

Term

commandment 7. do not commit adultery

 

 

Definition
so.. yeah
Term

Commandment #8: no stealing

 

we are to respect others, and one way we do this is by respecting their: 

Definition
property
Term

Commandment 9: do not give false testimony

 

honesty is the basis of _____, which id the foundation of any relationship. 

 

 

Definition
trust
Term

Comandment 10: do not covet

 

 

Definition
Term
what is morality?
Definition
it is a descriptive science, it looks to what IS rather than what should be. it is of the world
Term
what are ethics?
Definition
it is a normative science, its goal is to discover what we SHOULD do. it is of God's standards. (theonomic)
Term
God's standards are based on His own Character, and are called:
Definition
the Moral Law
Term

although God has put the basic standard of right and wrong into creation itself, He has also given us ______ as a fuller and more sufficient revelation of his standards. 

 

 

 

Definition
Scripture.
Term
what is a principle?
Definition
a God-given standard valid in every time and place
Term
What is a custom?
Definition
they vary from time period to time period and culture to culture.
Term
why do we, humans make laws?
Definition
because God's laws, in some sense, exist on the hearts of all people.
Term
natural law is also known as:
Definition
the Universal Sense of Right & Wrong"
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