The Church points to two main sources of moral teaching, one is that found in human nature itself (the natural law), the other is that revealed by God (divine law). God has given the Church the gift to teach the truth about right living as well as correct believing.
One of the unique abilities of a human being is to be a master of his or her own acts. This enables us to be creative and to choose from among many possible good actions. Unfortunately, this freedom also enables us to choose things that are evil, that is, contrary to what is good for us and to what God commands.
God greatly desires us to choose only what is good for us. God does not, however, force us to do good. As long as we are alive here, we remain free to choose between good …show more content…
All religions have taught ethical precepts such as: “Do not kill, do not injure others, love your neighbour as yourself,” but they have not given the reason. The basis of Hindu ethics is this: “There is one all-pervading Atman. It is the innermost soul of all beings. This is the common, pure consciousness. If you injure your neighbour, you really injure yourself. If you injure any other creature, you really injure yourself, because the whole world is nothing but your own Self.” This is Hindu ethics. This is the basic metaphysical truth that underlies all Hindu ethical codes. The first thing you learn from religion is the unity of all selves.
Ethics in Islamic:
The Islamic view of ethics, like the Christian view of ethics, affirms ethical absolutes. Whereas the Bible grounds morality in God’s essential character, the Qur’an teaches that God cannot ultimately be known. Certain actions are good not because they derive from God’s character, but because God chooses to call them good. God could have decreed a different set of moral principles. Therefore, Muslims know moral goodness by God’s decree. Islam and Christianity agree to some of the same moral standards although significant differences exist. -
The concept of morality in Islam centers around certain basic beliefs and principles. Among these are the
One of the unique abilities of a human being is to be a master of his or her own acts. This enables us to be creative and to choose from among many possible good actions. Unfortunately, this freedom also enables us to choose things that are evil, that is, contrary to what is good for us and to what God commands.
God greatly desires us to choose only what is good for us. God does not, however, force us to do good. As long as we are alive here, we remain free to choose between good …show more content…
All religions have taught ethical precepts such as: “Do not kill, do not injure others, love your neighbour as yourself,” but they have not given the reason. The basis of Hindu ethics is this: “There is one all-pervading Atman. It is the innermost soul of all beings. This is the common, pure consciousness. If you injure your neighbour, you really injure yourself. If you injure any other creature, you really injure yourself, because the whole world is nothing but your own Self.” This is Hindu ethics. This is the basic metaphysical truth that underlies all Hindu ethical codes. The first thing you learn from religion is the unity of all selves.
Ethics in Islamic:
The Islamic view of ethics, like the Christian view of ethics, affirms ethical absolutes. Whereas the Bible grounds morality in God’s essential character, the Qur’an teaches that God cannot ultimately be known. Certain actions are good not because they derive from God’s character, but because God chooses to call them good. God could have decreed a different set of moral principles. Therefore, Muslims know moral goodness by God’s decree. Islam and Christianity agree to some of the same moral standards although significant differences exist. -
The concept of morality in Islam centers around certain basic beliefs and principles. Among these are the