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Making Biblical Decisions

  1. Lesson One
    Ethics in Scripture
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    The Normative Perspective: God and His Word
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    The Normative Perspective: The Attributes of Scripture
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    The Normative Perspective: Parts and Aspects of Scripture
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    The Situational Perspective: Revelation and Situation
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Lesson Six
    The Situational Perspective: Pursuing our Goal
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  7. Lesson Seven
    The Situational Perspective: Understanding the Facts
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  8. Lesson Eight
    The Existential Perspective: Being Good
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  9. Lesson Nine
    The Existential Perspective: Intending Good
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  10. Lesson Ten
    The Existential Perspective: Choosing Good
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  11. Course Evaluation
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment
Making Biblical Decisions Ethics in Scripture Further Study
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Review Questions

These questions are designed to help you review important material covered in the lecture.

  1. How does our definition of Christian ethics focus on God and His blessings?
  2. Why does this approach cover more issues than other approaches to ethics?
  3. How does this approach cover more aspects of the ethical process than other approaches to et
  4. Why is a proper motive significant when it comes to actions, and what motives are proper?
  5. Why must our works be done according the proper standard, and what is the proper standard for ethics?
  6. Why must our works have a proper goal, and what should our goal be?
  7. Summarize the threefold criteria for good works described in this lesson.
  8. What are the three main tendencies that Christian groups rely upon as they make ethical decisions?
  9.  Explain the three different perspectives that must be employed when approaching ethics.
  10.  What do we mean when we say that the three perspectives interact and depend on one another?
  11. Summarize the biblical model for making ethical decisions.

Application Questions

Application questions are appropriate for written assignments or as topics for group discussions. For written assignments, it is recommended that answers not exceed one page in length.

  1. Compare an ethical system based on God Himself as the ultimate standard with an ethical system in which God is not the ultimate standard. How are they similar? How are they different?
  2. Why should we think of application as part of theology? What dangers exist when we do not include application in our definition of theology?
  3. Explain the idea that all feelings have moral consequences. Which biblical passages make this point most clearly?
  4. Describe the most important difference between the similar actions of an unbeliever and a believer.
  5. Why are faith and love the criteria for proper motives? What do these criteria reveal about what God and His values?
  6. Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17. What are some benefits to using all of Scripture for ethical training?
  7. Which perspective do you most frequently rely upon in your decision making?  What advantages and disadvantages does this preference offer you in your ethical decisions?
  8. What is the most significant insight you have learned from this study?