Christian Ethics in Plain Language
Overview
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Christian ethics, suitable for individual study or textbook use in a Bible college or seminary. The first four chapters survey of the field of Christian ethics before focusing on specific issues. Eighteen chapters confront all of the issues faced by believers today, including a discussion of racial issues that goes beyond black and white, business ethics on this side of Enron, and war and international relations in light of today’s headlines.
Top Highlights
“A second way we discern God’s will is through prayer. We” (Page 24)
“Aristotle’s ethic rests on the Greek word telos, meaning end or goal. All of life should be directed toward goodness. The chief good is goodness or happiness, and happiness comes from self-realization. This understanding of life contrasts with Christian theology, which teaches that loving and obeying God is the highest goal for human beings, not personal happiness.” (Page 7)
“The first principle is that Christians should not have a judgmental attitude toward one another in regard to issues that are morally neutral.” (Page 25)
“A third principle is whether a morally neutral activity would be ‘a stumbling block or obstacle’ to another believer (Rom. 14:13).” (Page 26)
“ Quite simply, the study of ethics considers what ought to be, not what is.” (Page 5)
This electronic version of Christian Ethics in Plain Language packs 235 pages of information onto one small, downloadable file! The study of Christian ethics is more important today than ever before. As the author, Kerby Anderson, eloquently states, "We live in a world where the theory of relativity is considered an absolute value and where biblical absolutes are considered relative." Some of the many topics dealt with in this resource include:
- Abortion
- Euthanasia
- Genetic Engineering
- Homosexuality
- Crime and Capital Punishment
- Race and Racial Issues
- And Many More!
Christian Ethics in Plain Language provides the reader with a clear understanding of moral issues of our age and a consistent and coherent application of biblical principles to those important personal and social issues. For example, chapter seventeen follows this outline.
- Types of Drugs
- How to Fight Drugs
- Should We Legalize Drugs?
- Biblical Perspective
- How to Keep Children Off Drugs
- What to Do If Your Child Is On Drugs
- What Can the Church Do?
Each chapter offers advice from a biblical perspective, as well as ways to combat negative social issues. This resource would prove extremely useful for any pastor, counselor or parent. Most Christians recognize that social and ethical problems exist in their surrounding culture, Christian Ethics in Plain Language gives reasons for why certain positions are unethical and what action the Christian can take in regards to these vexing issues.