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Define the term Divine Command Theory |
Is the theory in which somethings morality is decided whether God has deemed it good or not. |
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Defend the claim that God is good. |
In the Bible it says that God is good. |
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Outline the key ethical principles presented in the Bible (10) |
"You shall have no other Gods before me" "You shall not make for yourself an idol" (Ex 20:4-6) - Stewardship "You shall not commit adultery (Ex 20:14)" "You shall not covet... "(Ex 20:17) |
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Explain the issues raised by the story of the sacrifice of Isaac. |
God asked Abraham to kill his son. This would be considered wrong in normal circumstances. However God asked Abraham to do this, so is the action right or wrong? Additionally, God stopped Abraham before he could kill his son, is this significant? |
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Identify three sources of moral authority used by Christians. |
1) Conscience 2) Bible 3) Church |
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Identify one absolutist Christian ethical theory and provide Biblical evidence to support this approach. |
Biblical Literalism You shall not murder - 10 commandments. |
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Identify one relativist Christian ethical theory and provide Biblical evidence to support this approach. |
Situation Ethics, (love is the absolute) |
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Evaluate the claim that there is no one ethical approach that can claim to be Christian. |
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Evaluate the claim that Divine Command Theory threatens moral development. |
DCT suggests we should wait for a sign, and that goodness can change. This means that we cannot easily set rules because what if God changes his mind or how do we know them unless God tells us what to do in that moment. |
