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13 Cards in this Set
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It's based on Jesus' teachings |
Love one another as I have loved you -John 13:34-35 |
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Jesus' Sabbath teaching |
the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. Mark 2:27 |
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Personalism |
Jesus put people first when he broke the laws of healing on the Sabbath to heal the paralysed man. |
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Fundamental principles |
Love wills the neighbour's good. Parable of the Good Samaritan-Luke 10 |
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Love and justice |
Jesus and St Paul taught love as the highest principle above the law. Galatians 5:14 |
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Galatians 5:14 |
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbour as yourself." |
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Love's decisions are made situationally, not prescriptively |
Reflects the Christian belief of free will. |
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Why isn't situation ethics compatible with Christianity |
5 reasons |
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Moral absolutes |
Many Christians adhere to these (e.g. 10 commandments) and adopt a deontological and absolutist approach. SE is relativistic and focuses on consequences |
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Teachings of Church leaders and traditions |
SE doesn't take these into account. Some rules that are set can be broken under SE. |
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Only one thing is intrinsically good, namely love nothing else at all |
In Galatians, St Paul states that love isn't the only desirable quality. "The fruit of Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience ..." |
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Pope Benedict |
He rejected SE and said people should have "a faith which does not follow the waves of today's fashions or the latest novelties." |
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Source of authority |
SE replaces God as the source of authority and puts man in his place. |
