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Christian Ethics: Virtues, Sin, Conscience, and Scripture Interpretation UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT Answers
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Faith Belief and trust in God. Hope Trust that God will help us and keep His promises. Charity Love of God and others. Most Important? Charity (love). Beatitudes Teachings of Jesus that show the path to true happiness and living a good Christian life. Freedom Ability to choose good. Conditioning Outside influences that affect choices. Determinism Belief that all actions are caused by outside forces (no real freedom). Original Sin The fallen state all humans are born into. Personal Sin Wrong choices we make.
Social Sin Sin that affects society or groups. Mortal Sin Serious sin that breaks relationship with God. Venial Sin Less serious sin that weakens relationship with God. Conscience Inner voice that helps us know right from wrong. Object What you are doing. Intention Why you are doing it. Circumstance The situation around the action. Which must be good? All three must be good. Church Guides moral teachings and truth. Did Jesus anticipate scandals? Yes, He knew people in the Church would sin. Sola Scriptura Belief that the Bible alone is authority (not Catholic belief). Exegetical Task Understand what the text meant originally. Methodological Task How we study and interpret Scripture. Christocentric Principle Jesus is the center of Scripture. Hermeneutical Task Applying Scripture to today.