Ethics are system of moral principles by which Christian Adherents can practically apply the traditional teachings, which are ultimately unpinned by the beliefs of christianity. Thus, the process of ethical reasoning can be used to affirm the love of god and make active moral decisions within the Christian community. The fundamental sources of Christian ethical teachings reside within Jesus’s commandments of love, Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Each of these doctrines create a fundamental framework for the principals of ethics, and further provide an adherent with guidance to follow core beliefs and reflect in every action they take. Bioethics effectively prescribe specific guidance and moral practice in relation to the contemporary issues
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Upon reaching bioethical issues such as Abortion and Euthanasia, specific ethical teachings within different denominations that apply directly to the issue may be the most appropriate source to seek for moral understanding. Specifically, the catholic church teaches that life is created and begins at the point of conception, and therefore any termination is wrong and sinful. By formal ethical instruction, abortion and euthanasia can be viewed as acts of ingratitude towards god who gives us both life and suffering for our good. Within the scriptures, teachings such as (Exodus 20:13) - “You shall not murder.” And (Genesis 9:6) - “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man.” Are the underpinning concepts that support the relevant teachings within the catholic church that allow for the process of ethical reasoning to take place within the catholic community; ultimately allowing the christian adherent to affirm the beliefs of the christian …show more content…
Alongside the bible, natural law is a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct; and flows through a number of different christian denominations; as well as Islam and Judaism. It characterises morality as a function of the rational human nature that God has given us, emphasising God’s purposes in Creation, defining our purpose as human beings, and therefore defining how we ought to lead our lives. Therefore, the termination of a life by unnatural methods that Abortion or Euthanasia may imply contradicts the ethical teaching of “all life being natural, and in the image of God himself” within the Doctrine of Natural Law. Moreover, within the denomination of the Orthodox Church, the teachings that preside over the bioethical issues of Abortion and euthanasia fall closely to the teachings of the catholic church; in that they prescribe the doctrine of the importance of God’s creation . However, the emphasis and overall importance of the sources from which to seek ethical reasoning present consistent variations among the differing denominations. Spiritual life for the Orthodox Christian consists of dying with Christ in sin and the passing with Him through the experience of bodily death in order to be resurrected in the Kingdom of God - “I am
Upon reaching bioethical issues such as Abortion and Euthanasia, specific ethical teachings within different denominations that apply directly to the issue may be the most appropriate source to seek for moral understanding. Specifically, the catholic church teaches that life is created and begins at the point of conception, and therefore any termination is wrong and sinful. By formal ethical instruction, abortion and euthanasia can be viewed as acts of ingratitude towards god who gives us both life and suffering for our good. Within the scriptures, teachings such as (Exodus 20:13) - “You shall not murder.” And (Genesis 9:6) - “Whoever sheds man’s blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man.” Are the underpinning concepts that support the relevant teachings within the catholic church that allow for the process of ethical reasoning to take place within the catholic community; ultimately allowing the christian adherent to affirm the beliefs of the christian …show more content…
Alongside the bible, natural law is a body of unchanging moral principles regarded as a basis for all human conduct; and flows through a number of different christian denominations; as well as Islam and Judaism. It characterises morality as a function of the rational human nature that God has given us, emphasising God’s purposes in Creation, defining our purpose as human beings, and therefore defining how we ought to lead our lives. Therefore, the termination of a life by unnatural methods that Abortion or Euthanasia may imply contradicts the ethical teaching of “all life being natural, and in the image of God himself” within the Doctrine of Natural Law. Moreover, within the denomination of the Orthodox Church, the teachings that preside over the bioethical issues of Abortion and euthanasia fall closely to the teachings of the catholic church; in that they prescribe the doctrine of the importance of God’s creation . However, the emphasis and overall importance of the sources from which to seek ethical reasoning present consistent variations among the differing denominations. Spiritual life for the Orthodox Christian consists of dying with Christ in sin and the passing with Him through the experience of bodily death in order to be resurrected in the Kingdom of God - “I am