Actions are not intrinsically good or evil but this is depending upon whether they promote the most loving result. This means actions are intrinsically good, depending on their circumstances and consequences of the situation. The second fundamental principle is “The ruling norm of Christian decision is love; nothing else”. Fletcher states that Jesus replaced the Torah with the principle of love. For example; his decision to heal on the Sabbath day, rejecting the commitments of Sabbath the ceremony.
Situation ethics is a Christian approach in dealing with ethical problems and moral choices. Joseph Fletcher, who published his theory in his book ‘Situation Ethics’ in 1966, primarily developed the theory. The theory is teleological due to its belief that actions have no intrinsic value. Instead, the theory focuses on one intrinsic good, agape, the Greek word for self-sacrificial, impersonal love. Agape is believed to love as God loves and Fletcher described it as ‘an attitude not a feeling’, therefore separating it from all other forms of love.
A Christian follows the Bible and Jesus Christ no matter where it takes him. A Christian worldview is much different from zeitgeist and existentialism, and should always be separated from the two no matter how hard it could possibly be. You should always have a Christian worldview because it will allow you to have an easier life; you won’t get in trouble with the law, and will usually leave you healthier than
The primary precepts are absolute and descriptive as they do not tell people what to do, but simply describe how things are and cannot be changed. The five primary precepts are ‘the preservation of life’, ‘reproduction’, ‘the nurture and education of the young’, ‘living peacefully in society’, and ‘to worship God’. Each primary precept helps lead to the flourishing of humanity as it lays down absolute moral foundations on which actions should be based, regardless of the consequences. Secondary precepts are used to make the primary precepts more flexible. The concept of flexibility in this case means that emotions, passions and
Being a Christian involves devout prayer and good deeds for others. In points fifty-two through fifty-five Luther expressed the importance of spending time preaching the word, instead of spending time talking about pardons. Points fifty-six through sixty-eight state that it is natural to want riches and the men of the Church had many treasures, but Luther advised the greatest treasure could be found in the Holy Word and in the Grace of God. Again, in points sixty-nine through eight-one Luther warns the people of trusting in the letters of pardon and confusing them with true forgiveness and salvation. Only repentance
In Christianity, Divine command theory can be easily observed as too rigid for moral decision, as it is absolutist, and is based purely upon the word of God. According to Divine Command theory, an act is morally right when God says it is, and morally wrong when God specifies so- Right and wrong are therefore solely decided by God’s will and commands. As a result, it is no longer a moral decision- just following the word of God- personal thoughts and emotions, as well as the outcomes of the action God promotes are completely irrelevant- God’s word is to be followed, with no exception. This can be too rigid in many cases, for example in the situation of condemning one person to death in order to save many more- if, in a storm where a ship has sunk, a full lifeboat comes across a struggling member of the crew trying to climb in (risking tipping it and putting everyone in the water), then the Word of God states that, as we should not kill, we should help them in- however, this would mean others dying as a byproduct of this action. The best action would be to leave them in the water, to preserve the most lives- showing that from what we can see so far, and in the case of Divine command theory, the ethical teachings of Christianity are too rigid to be applied universally to moral situations.
It doesn't even matter if a Christian dies for what they believe in because they are already promised the Kingdom of Heaven. In all reality, death will not ensue if someone acts out their faith, but ostracizing and dirty looks will have to be put up with. Fortitude prevents these societal pressures from changing what the good Christian does because God presented this virtue for just this
Christian dating is sort of like a safety rail for faith driven couples. In general, Christian dating involves dating behaviors that the couple finds acceptable based on their religious beliefs. Secular dating puts the limits, if any, on what is acceptable to gratify their own pleasures. Christian couples will try and base their relationship around God, ultimately, trying to glorify God with their relationship. This type of relationship is encouraging, supportive, uplifting instead of tearing down, and they demonstrate the kind of love found in first Corinthians.
With god/s grounding the moral the foundation of the moral becomes arbitrary because it would only be good because god says its so. Also calling god good would not make any sense since he decided what good is or isn't, so how could he be good unless the moral was grounding him? If piety was a certain care of the god’s we could look to do always what is Pious and in return we would be worshiping/caring for the god/s if they exists. If the God’s are looking to something the “moral,piety” then if you act pious in your actions through life you will be in a way worshiping the god’s, because you are honoring what they already honer. The problem with this idea is when people think god grounds the moral
The fruits of the Spirit are not for proof, but rather are evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit of God in the believer. The fruits of the Spirit are reflective of the character of God and allowing for our character to change. The gifts are reflective of the power and presence of God. Both of these ultimately provide the same outcome, they are for edification and the glory of God. But for Christians to fully develop the fruit of the spirit, or