Year 7 recap video

Summary

This video script serves as a comprehensive guide for year eight students on Christianity, aiding them with their first homework assignment. It covers key Christian beliefs about God's attributes, the significance of miracles, and the story of Job. The script explores reasons for believing in God, including the cosmological argument, and discusses the role of miracles in reinforcing faith. It delves into the birth and life of Jesus, the concept of the Messiah, and the varying beliefs about Jesus among mainstream and progressive Christians. The video also addresses the authority and interpretation of the Bible and concludes with an overview of ethical decision-making in Christianity, contrasting divine command theory with situation ethics.

Takeaways

• 😇 Christians believe God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient, omnipresent, transcendent, and eternal.
• 🌟 A miracle is defined as an event that breaks the laws of nature, reinforcing the belief in God's omnipotence.
• 📜 The story of Job illustrates God's transcendence, suggesting that suffering may be part of a divine plan beyond human understanding.
• 🌌 The cosmological argument posits that everything has a cause, leading to the conclusion that the universe must have a cause outside itself, identified as God.
• 🏰 Lourdes is a pilgrimage site where believers seek miracles, reinforcing faith in an all-powerful God, though skeptics question the evidence for such miracles.
• 😈 The problem of evil challenges the existence of an all-loving and all-powerful God, given the presence of suffering and injustice in the world.
• 👶 Jesus is traditionally believed to have been born around 4 BC in Bethlehem, Israel, and was a Jewish man.
• 🕊 The term 'Messiah' means 'anointed one' or 'chosen one', and Christians believe Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies as the Messiah.
• 📖 The Bible is divided into the Old Testament, containing Jewish scriptures, and the New Testament, focusing on the life and teachings of Jesus.
• 🔮 Literalist Christians view the Bible as entirely true and divinely inspired, while mainstream Christians see it as a mix of literal truth and metaphor.
• 🌐 Progressive Christians consider the Bible as written by humans and subject to interpretation, focusing on its moral and spiritual teachings over literal adherence.

Q & A

What does the term 'omnipotent' mean in the context of Christian beliefs about God?

Omnipotent means all powerful, indicating that God can do anything according to Christian beliefs.

How does the concept of 'omniscience' relate to the Christian understanding of God?

Omniscience refers to the attribute of being all-knowing, meaning that God knows everything, which is a part of Christian theology.

What is the significance of the term 'transcendent' in describing God's nature?

Transcendent implies that God is beyond human understanding, suggesting that His nature and existence surpass our comprehension.

Why do Christians associate miracles with the belief in an omnipotent God?

Christians view miracles as events that break the laws of nature, and believe that only an all-powerful being like God can override these laws.

What is the moral of the story of Job, and how does it reflect on the concept of God's transcendence?

The story of Job illustrates God's transcendence by showing that He is superior and beyond human questioning, as Job learns to accept his suffering without fully understanding God's reasons.

What is the cosmological argument for the existence of God, as mentioned in the script?

The cosmological argument posits that everything has a cause, and since the universe exists, it must have been caused by something outside itself, which is identified as God.

What critique is presented against the cosmological argument in the video?

One critique of the cosmological argument is the question of why God, who is claimed to be the cause of the universe, does not Himself need a cause.

How do miracles at Lourdes contribute to the belief in God among Christians?

Miracles at Lourdes are seen as evidence of an all-powerful God who can intervene in the natural order, thus supporting belief in a divine being.

What is the problem of evil, and how does it challenge the existence of an all-loving and all-powerful God?

The problem of evil argues that if an all-loving and all-powerful God exists, He would prevent evil and suffering in the world, yet they persist, leading some to question God's existence.

How do Christians reconcile the existence of evil with their belief in God, as suggested in the script?

Christians may argue that humans brought evil into the world through disobedience, or that God allows evil to exist to facilitate personal growth and development.

What is the traditional and modern view on the birth year of Jesus, as discussed in the video?

The traditional view places Jesus's birth at 0 A.D., while modern research suggests he was likely born around 4 B.C.

What does the term 'Messiah' mean, and why do Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah?

Messiah means 'anointed one' or 'chosen one', and Christians believe Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies, indicating he was the promised Messiah.

How do mainstream and progressive Christians differ in their views on Jesus's miracles and resurrection?

Mainstream Christians believe in the literal truth of Jesus's miracles and physical resurrection, while progressive Christians may view miracles allegorically and favor a spiritual interpretation of the resurrection.

What are the two main sections of the Bible, and what do they contain?

The two main sections of the Bible are the Old Testament, which contains scriptures followed by Jewish people and Christians, and the New Testament, which tells the story of Jesus and explains Christian beliefs.

What is the difference between literalist and mainstream Christians' views on the Bible?

Literalist Christians believe every part of the Bible is 100% true and directly from God, while mainstream Christians may interpret some parts metaphorically, though they still consider the Bible divinely inspired and authoritative.

How do situation ethics and divine command theory differ in guiding ethical decisions for Christians?

Situation ethics focuses on the most loving and kind action in a given situation, even if it means breaking biblical rules, while divine command theory asserts that right and wrong are strictly determined by God's commands as found in the Bible.

Outlines

00:00

🙏 Introduction to Christian Beliefs

Mr. Ozapati introduces a video designed to assist year eight students with their first homework on Christianity. The video aims to help students answer homework questions from a provided sheet without initially referring to the video, to test and strengthen their memory. The video will cover key terms about God in Christianity, such as omnipotent, omnibenevolent, omniscient, omnipresent, transcendent, and eternal. It also discusses the concept of miracles and their significance in demonstrating God's omnipotence, using the story of Job to illustrate God's transcendence.

05:01

🔍 Arguments for and against the Existence of God

This section delves into reasons Christians give for believing in God, starting with the cosmological argument attributed to Thomas Aquinas. It suggests that everything has a cause, and the universe must have been caused by something outside itself, which Aquinas identifies as God. The video anticipates and addresses potential criticisms, such as the question of who caused God. It also explores the significance of Lourdes as a place of pilgrimage and miracles for Christians, and the philosophical debate surrounding the occurrence of miracles and their evidence. The problem of evil is introduced as a challenge to the existence of an all-loving and all-powerful God, given the presence of suffering and evil in the world. The video outlines Christian responses to this problem, including the idea that evil may have been introduced by human disobedience and that it may serve a purpose in character development.

10:03

🌟 Understanding Jesus as the Messiah

The video discusses the traditional and modern scholarly views on the birth of Jesus, placing it around 4 BC in Bethlehem, Israel. It explains that Jesus was born into the Jewish religion and defines the term 'Messiah' as 'anointed one' or 'chosen one,' highlighting the Christian belief that Jesus is the prophesied Messiah. The video contrasts the expectations of a warrior Messiah among Jews with the peaceful nature of Jesus and his fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as his birthplace and entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. It differentiates between mainstream and progressive Christian beliefs about Jesus, with mainstream Christians viewing him as the Incarnation of God who performed miracles and was physically resurrected, while progressive Christians see him more as a great teacher and are less literal in their interpretation of his miracles and resurrection.

15:04

📜 The Bible: Composition and Interpretation

This segment covers the composition of the Bible, which consists of 66 books divided into the Old and New Testaments. It distinguishes between literalist, mainstream, and progressive Christian interpretations of the Bible. Literalist Christians believe the Bible is entirely true and inspired by God, while mainstream Christians see it as a divinely inspired but not necessarily literal text. Progressive Christians view the Bible as a human-written document that reflects the attitudes and cultures of its time, and thus some parts may be outdated. The video also outlines the ethical decision-making processes based on divine command theory, which adheres strictly to biblical rules, and situation ethics, which prioritizes love and kindness over strict adherence to rules.

20:06

📜 Biblical Ethics and the Ten Commandments

The final section of the video script focuses on ethics in Christianity, particularly the Ten Commandments, which serve as a foundation for Christian moral teachings. It explains each of the commandments in both traditional and modern language, covering topics such as monotheism, reverence for God, respect for the Sabbath, and moral behaviors like not killing, stealing, or committing adultery. The video contrasts divine command theory, which asserts that right and wrong are determined by God's commands as found in the Bible, with situation ethics, a more progressive approach that emphasizes the importance of love and kindness over strict rule-following. Situation ethics may justify breaking biblical rules if doing so aligns with love and kindness.

Keywords

💡Omnipotent

Omnipotent refers to the concept of having unlimited power or being all-powerful. In the context of the video, it is used to describe one of the key attributes of God in Christian belief, indicating that God can do anything. This term is crucial for understanding the divine capabilities and the omnipotence is a fundamental aspect of the Christian God's nature, as mentioned in the definitions provided in the script.

💡Omniscient

Omniscient means all-knowing, suggesting that one possesses complete or exhaustive knowledge on all subjects. In the video, it is used to characterize God's attribute of knowing everything. This is important for understanding the divine omniscience and how Christians view God as being aware of all things, which is part of the script's discussion on God's nature.

💡Omnipresent

Omnipresent describes the state of being present everywhere at the same time. The video uses this term to explain that, according to Christian belief, God is not confined to any one location but is present in all places simultaneously. This concept is integral to the Christian understanding of God's omnipresence and is used to emphasize God's constant presence as discussed in the script.

💡Transcendent

Transcendent implies the quality of being beyond the range of normal experience or beyond the scope of understanding. In the video, it is used to discuss the idea that God is beyond human comprehension. This term is significant for grasping the Christian view of God as a being that surpasses human understanding, as illustrated in the script's discussion of the story of Job.

💡Eternal

Eternal denotes the concept of something that lasts forever or is unending. The video script uses this term to describe God as having no beginning or end, always having existed and always will exist. This keyword is essential for understanding the Christian belief in God's eternal nature, which is a central theme in the script's exploration of God's attributes.

💡Miracle

A miracle is defined as an extraordinary event that surpasses the laws of nature. In the video, miracles are discussed as events that Christians believe demonstrate God's omnipotence, as only an all-powerful being could override natural laws. This term is pivotal for understanding the script's explanation of how miracles serve as evidence of God's power.

💡Cosmological Argument

The cosmological argument is a philosophical reasoning that posits the existence of a cause for the existence of the universe, which is attributed to God. The video explains this argument, suggesting that everything has a cause, and if the universe is caused, it must have a cause outside itself, which is identified as God. This keyword is central to the script's discussion of philosophical arguments for God's existence.

💡Lourdes

Lourdes refers to a town in France that is a significant site of pilgrimage for Roman Catholics. The video mentions Lourdes as a place where people go to seek miraculous healing through the holy waters. This term is important for understanding the script's exploration of how miracles at Lourdes are seen as evidence of God's power by some Christians.

💡Problem of Evil

The problem of evil is a philosophical issue that questions the existence of an all-powerful and all-loving God when there is evil and suffering in the world. The video discusses this problem, suggesting that if God is both loving and powerful, the presence of evil should not exist. This keyword is crucial for understanding the script's examination of challenges to the belief in God.

💡Messiah

Messiah, meaning 'anointed one', is a term used in the video to describe a prophesied savior in Jewish and Christian traditions. The script explains that Christians believe Jesus to be the Messiah, citing prophecies from the Old Testament that they believe were fulfilled in his life. This term is key to understanding the script's discussion of Jesus's significance in Christian theology.

💡Incarnation

Incarnation refers to the belief that a deity has taken human form. In the video, it is used to describe the Christian belief that Jesus is the incarnation of God, meaning that God became human in Jesus. This term is essential for understanding the script's explanation of the dual nature of Jesus as both divine and human, which is a central tenet of Christian faith.

Highlights

Introduction to the video about Christianity for year eight students.

The importance of memorizing key terms and concepts in Christianity without using the video.

Definition of 'omnipotent' as all-powerful, a key attribute of God in Christian belief.

Explanation of 'omnibenevolent', indicating God's all-encompassing love for everyone.

Clarification of 'omniscient', suggesting God's knowledge of everything.

Discussion on 'omnipresent', meaning God's presence is everywhere.

Elucidation of 'transcendent', suggesting God is beyond human understanding.

Description of 'eternal', indicating God's existence without beginning or end.

Definition and significance of miracles in Christian belief.

Interpretation of the story of Job and its message about God's transcendence.

Introduction to reasons Christians give for believing in God, starting with the cosmological argument.

Critique of the cosmological argument and the question of what caused God.

Explanation of Lourdes as a place of pilgrimage and its significance for Christian belief in miracles.

Counterarguments to the belief that Lourdes proves the existence of God.

Discussion on the problem of evil and its challenge to the existence of an all-loving and all-powerful God.

Christian responses to the problem of evil, including the role of human disobedience and the necessity of evil for personal growth.

Historical context of Jesus's birth, with traditional and modern research dates.

The religious and cultural background into which Jesus was born.

Meaning and significance of the term 'Messiah' in Christianity.

Reasons Christians believe Jesus was the Messiah, including the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies.

Mainstream Christian beliefs about Jesus's nature, miracles, and resurrection.

Progressive Christian views on Jesus's humanity, the symbolism of his miracles, and a spiritual interpretation of the resurrection.

The structure of the Bible, with 66 books acknowledged by all Christians.

Differences in Christian interpretations of the Bible, from literalist to mainstream to progressive views.

Ethical decision-making in Christianity, including the Ten Commandments and theories of divine command versus situation ethics.

Transcripts

hello year eight uh this is Mr ozapati

here with a video about Christianity and

it's to help you with the first homework

of the year and yeah the homework as you

know is to go through this sheet you've

been given an answer that the questions

so if you can try and answer as many

questions as you can without using the

video that would be great because that

really helps your memory but if there's

anything that you can't remember then

use the video to answer the questions so

I'm just going to Simply go through each

question

okay first set of questions is about

what Christians believe about God and

the very first part is about some key

terms so let's just go through the

definitions

number one omnipotent or omnipotent

means all powerful so God can do

anything

number two omnibenevolent means all

loving so it means God cares about

everyone in the world completely number

three omniscient God is all knowing

according to Christians he knows

everything

full omnipresent that means Garden

Christians is present in all places at

the same time he is everywhere

number five Transcendent that's a tricky

one this means that God is beyond human

understanding we can never know what

he's like completely

number six Eternal that means that God

has no beginning and God has no end so

he's always existed and he always will

exist in the future again according to

Christians

next question what is a miracle and why

do Chris Miracles make think Christians

think that God is omnipotent

so a miracle we defined as uh something

that breaks the laws of nature so

something that goes against the way the

laws of nature usually work and why does

it make Christians think God is

omnipotent because their the idea is

that only someone who's all-powerful can

break the laws of nature

okay next one what happened in the story

of job and what does it tell Christians

about God so the story of Job just to go

through it really quickly is a story

where God allows job to suffer

and he's and so job suffers in all these

different ways

um you know his uh his fam people in his

family die and uh he sent he suffers

from very serious disease and he loses

all his wealth all that kind of stuff

and uh job wonders why this happens

because he's always been a good person

who's loyal to God and follows God's

rules so then in the story job

eventually asks God why did you allow me

to suffer and God says something like

well where were you when I made the

earth and the point that he's the story

is trying to make is that

God is transcendent God is this Superior

being who made the Earth he's far

greater and more amazing than job is so

the basic idea is that job just asked to

accept that God made him suffer for some

good reason but he can't know what it

was so it's kind of what it is so it's

just saying that God is transcendent

okay section two uh what reasons do they

give for believing in God so these are

some of the reasons Christians might

give for saying there's a God so the

first one says explain the cosmological

argument so the cosmological argument

which goes back to Thomas Aquinas and

Thomas Aquinas said you don't need to

write this quote down but it's fake if

you want it's a famous quote he said

there's no case in which a thing is the

efficient cause of itself all he means

by that is nothing causes itself nothing

caused itself to be that means

everything is caused by something

outside itself

so if so if we say that's true

everything and so that seems true to

most people everything has a cause

nothing causes itself then the question

comes back well what is the cause of the

universe well if the universe is caused

by something outside itself that means

that none of the things that everything

we know about is in the universe so

there must be something outside the

universe that caused the universe and

that Thomas Aquinas said is God

uh so how could the cosmological

argument be uh criticized as the next

question what criticism could give well

there's different ways to criticize it

but the most obvious one I suppose is to

say well if God calls the universe who

caused God and so you could just say

well you know uh Christians think oh God

always existed and nothing caused him

but people might ask well how do you

know that why if we think the universe

needs a cause why doesn't God need a

cause as well

next question explain what happens at

Lords and why it makes Christians

believe in God so Lords is a place a

town in France uh it's popular place of

pilgrimage your religious Journey for um

Roman Catholic Christians a particular

kind of Christians and they believe that

if you could go to Lords and if you're

suffering from an illness and you bathe

in the holy water at Lords there's a

spring of water there if you bathe in

that water then you may be healed from

that illness so it is a place where

people go hoping for a miracle and why

does it make them believe in God because

the idea is if miracles happen

if they're really real the Miracles at

Lords then there must be an all-powerful

being like God who is causing those

miracles

next one why might some people not think

that Lords proves there is a God there's

a couple of reasons you could say first

of all some people believe that Miracles

just don't happen they would say look at

all of the evidence we've got most of

the evidence we have suggests Miracles

can't happen

you only get a few stories of Miracles

and they're maybe not that convincing

there's there's not really great

evidence to support that fact that

they're real

another way of thinking about it is this

if um

if if you believed in the stories of

Miracles they actually caused some

problems because

the truth is most people who go to Lords

with an illness are not healed so

there's something weird going on God is

supposed to be all loving and

all-powerful

but even if we believe in the Miracles

he's only healing a few people so why

isn't he healing everybody so some

people might say well even if the

Miracles are real doesn't really

um prove that the Christian God exists

because the Christian God should want to

heal everyone

okay next one explain what the problem

of evil is and why it makes some people

think they cannot be a God so this is

the like an argument against

Christianity to say well why they

shouldn't be a Gods the problem of evil

is nice and straightforward it says

the problem is evil things or bad things

exist in the world whether that's War

Illness

um uh you know

murders uh

um

uh natural disasters like earthquakes

and stuff that kill people now why

does do they exist now the problem of

evil says well if God is all loving and

all-powerful well if he's all loving he

could want to stop those things

if he's all powerful he should be able

to stop those things so the conclusion

that some atheists reach is well if if

uh if there's evil in the world that

means that basically God doesn't exist

because he if there was if the god that

Christians believe in existed he could

stop those things

next question how might a Christian

reply to the problem of evil well there

are two very famous replies to the

problem of evil one is the idea of that

uh

it was humans who brought evil into the

world so some Christians say well what

happened was God created a perfect world

without any evil stuff in it but then

Adam and Eve the first human beings in

the Bible went against God's plans by um

he gave him a set of rules to follow and

one of the rules was they couldn't eat

the fruit of the of a certain tree in

the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve ate that

fruit and the idea is that

by disobeying God

the human race then got punished for

that Disobedience for not following his

rules and that's why there's evil stuff

in the world

so forget that's kind of what I think of

as a very religious response

um because it's based on a particular

story in the Bible but a different

response maybe a more philosophical

response would be one that says this

well maybe God has deliberately put some

bad stuff in the world because we need

bad stuff in our world if we're going to

develop as people so in other words

if we want to become better people we

need to face like difficult things in

our life because without it we wouldn't

grow into good people so given an

example might be that someone suffers

from a serious illness and when they

recover from that illness they find that

they've become a better person they care

more about other people they're more

compassionate because they understand

what other people who are ill are going

through so there's an example where

someone

has grown and developed into a better

person because of the the evil that is

there in the world a bad thing that's in

the world

okay third section what do they believe

about Jesus so let's go through these

questions when was Jesus born well the

traditional answer is a zero A.D but

modern research suggests that Jesus was

probably born around 4 BC so that's four

years earlier than he's usually said to

have been born because zero actually is

a demons in the year of Our Lord so it

means how many years after Jesus's birth

um

it is so yes the traditional answer is

zero A.D but the the modern answer seems

to be somewhere about 4bc where was he

born well he was born in the country of

Israel according to the Bible he was

born in us in a town called Bethlehem

um but we know he was born in Israel

definitely that's that's the country

which religion was he born into so Jesus

was Jewish he was brought into the

Jewish religion which was the main

religion in Israel

um

you know sometimes people get confused

and put down Christian but of course

Christians are people who follow Jesus

and therefore Jesus kind of been born as

a Christian because there was no one to

follow him at that time

what next question what does the word

messiah mean so Messiah literally means

anointed one and that is linked to this

thing that in ancient Israel

to pick out someone who's special or

seen as a great leader they would put

oil that's an anointing is placing oil

on someone's head and so a messiah is

someone who's picked out a special

because they're Anointed with oil

more generally though I think we could

translate it as chosen one he is someone

who is chosen as a special person that

God sends to Earth and Christians think

that Jesus was that Messiah

why do Christians Think Jesus was the

Messiah well first of all before that it

might be worth saying that lots of the

Jewish people at the time of Jesus did

not think he was the Messiah the reason

they did not think he was the Messiah is

because the expectation amongst the

Jewish people at the time of Jesus is

that the Messiah was going to be some

kind of strong Warrior who was going to

lead the Jewish people in a rebellion

against the Romans and kind of Kick the

Romans out of Israel because the Romans

were ruling over Israel at that time

um and of course Jesus didn't do that

number one he was very peaceful he

didn't seem to believe in violence and

secondly

um he was killed by the Romans so if he

had been supposed to if the Messiah was

supposed to be someone who kicked the

Romans out of Israel he would seem like

a failure as a messiah because he didn't

do that

so that that wasn't the question of the

question was why does it why does some

Christian Why did Christians think he

was the Messiah when all the evidence

seemed to suggest he wasn't well the

Christians believe that there are a

series of prophecies prophecies are

predictions and they are in the Old

Testament of the Bible that is the Bible

that the part of the Bible that comes

before Jesus the Old Testament which all

the Jewish people at that time believed

and Jewish people still believe in it

now now in the Old Testament it talks

about the Messiah and it says various

things about him and these are

prophecies and Christians believe that

those prophecies came true in the life

of Jesus so that would mean that you

know certain things happen so an example

would be the Messiah was supposed to be

born in Bethlehem and Jesus is born in

Bethlehem the Messiah is supposed to

arrive even though he's a great king is

supposed to write on a donkey which is a

strange because you know King's usually

run on a great horse uh and Jesus Rosen

rolled into Bethlehem sorry into

Jerusalem on a donkey so basically the

the uh prophecies came true in the life

of Jesus so they think he's the Messiah

okay next one what do mainstream

Christians believe about number one who

Jesus was so mainstream Christians think

that Jesus was the Incarnation of God

that word Incarnation means that he was

God in human form so that's what

mainstream Christians believe

secondly Jesus's Miracles so

mainstream Christians believe that the

stories about miracles in the Bible are

true that they really happened and they

believe that Jesus could do these

Miracles because he is God and therefore

he must be omnipotent or powerful

third Jesus resurrection mainstream

Christians believe that that Jesus

resurrection was a physical resurrection

that means he came back to life in the

body that he died in uh their idea is

that he um uh that they says in the

Bible that he showed people that the

marks in his hands and his feet were he

the the nails were pierced his skin and

therefore it was the same body

okay so the mainstream Christians is the

the mo you know that's what most

Christians believe and that's what's

called mainstream what the progressive

Christians believe about so this is

Christians are a smaller amount of

Christians in the world today let's see

what they think so Progressive

Christians would think that Jesus was

not uh God on Earth but more like he was

some a human being first of all but a

human being who learned how to follow

God in a really perfect way and because

he learned how to follow God in a

perfect way he was able to teach other

people about it so he'll be a human

being but a great teacher

I wanted to think about Jesus's Miracles

so many Progressive Christians do not

believe that the miracles of Jesus

really happened but they might think

that those the the stories of Miracles

are stories with a message behind them

so for example they might think when

Jesus when in the Bible it says that

Jesus fed five thousand

uh people with just five loaves of bread

and two thick

they would say that didn't really happen

that's impossible but what the message

of the story is is the importance of

helping people who haven't got enough to

eat and sharing what you have with those

people

okay last one on this section what do

Progressive Christians believe about the

resurrection so correct many Progressive

Christians do not believe in a physical

Resurrection they they're more likely to

believe in a spiritual resurrection that

might mean that Jesus came back but not

in a physical body but in a kind of

spiritual way a bit like a spiritual

ghost or some people sometimes people

say it means that Jesus didn't come back

at all but what did live on was his

teachings and his ideas lived on so when

we talk about the resurrection we might

think we mean not that Jesus came back

from the dead but that his followers

continued to believe in and follow his

teachings after he died and in that way

he lived on

okay next section what do they believe

about the Bible so first one how many

books in the Bible are there they're

actually it does depend on the diff on

the kind of Christianity that you follow

but

um there are 66 books with all

Christians believe a part of the Bible

Roman Catholics believe in a few extra

books but of the time being we don't

need to know that so 66 books

second what are the two sections of the

Bible called so they are called the Old

Testament that's the part of the Bible

that was already written when Jesus uh

lived and

was followed by Jewish people and that

that section in the Old Testament is

still followed by Jewish people today

they just call it the Hebrew Bible or

their set of scriptures

um

uh they they still follow those

scriptures today uh but for Christians

they call it the Old Testament because

the second section is called the New

Testament and that is the second of the

Bible that tells the story of Jesus and

explains what Christians believe about

Jesus so that's the Old Testament and

the New Testament

okay what do literalist Christians

believe about the Bible so they believe

that everything in the Bible is 100 True

For example even things that seem to

contradict science like the fact that

the Bible says the world was created in

six days science scientific evidence

suggests that's not true literous

Christians would say no we believe in

that 100 percent

next question which quote do they use to

support their view the quote they use is

where it says in the Bible it says all

scripture is God breathed all scripture

is God breathed scripture here means the

the writing in the Bible so what they

this they think the quote means is

everything in the Bible comes straight

from God like comes out of the mouth of

God so it's all 100 true because God

wrote it God said it and God is

omniscient all knowing so everything he

says is true

okay what do most mainstream Christians

believe about the Bible now most

mainstream Christians are not

literalists they don't believe

everything is a hundred percent true so

for example many mainstream Christians

would think that the story of the

creation of the earth is not like a

literal story they they think oh no the

Earth was not

created in six days they might say well

that was just a poetic or kind of

metaphorical kind of way of telling the

story to make it sound more interesting

make it easier to grasp for people they

would say no that the world was not

literally created in six days however

what we what's important that you put in

this section is that mainstream

Christians do believe very strongly that

the Bible comes from God and is

extremely important so they might not be

literalists but they think that

everything in the Bible is important and

comes from God

in particular they would say that the

the rules about right and wrong that are

in the Bible need to be followed

next one what do Progressive Christians

believe about the Bible so Progressive

Christians tend to think that the Bible

was written by human beings not by God

that doesn't mean that they think the

Bible is not a good book or is not an

important book no they like lots of the

teachings in the book but they say to

understand its importance you've got to

understand that it was written by human

beings and they lived a long time ago

and so some of the things they say might

reflect the attitudes that they had a

long time ago and are not necessarily

correct today so they might say some of

the bits in the Bible are out of date or

you don't need to follow them today

those kind of things

okay last section how do they make

ethical decisions so first question what

does the word ethics mean so the word

ethics means the study of right and

wrong so it's all about right and wrong

how we make decisions about right and

wrong

next what are the ten commandments of

the Ten Commandments are obviously 10

rules that Christians believe in about

right and wrong let's just go through

what they are so the first one is thou

shall have no other gods before me so

only believe in one God you can put them

down in the traditional language or in

modern day language it's fine oh that's

fine the next one is thou shall not make

unto thee any graven images so you can't

create graven images that means that is

that um

you cannot create statues of God and

worship those statues the fear they had

at those times was that people would end

up working worshiping a statue rather

than God himself

number three Thou shalt not take the

name of the Lord in vain that means you

cannot use

um

God's name in the wrong way G and that

includes Jesus name as well so that

means things like swearing or any any

swearing using the name of God that kind

of thing

okay number four remember the Sabbath

day and keep it holy so the Sabbath day

means originally it used to mean the

Saturday for Jewish people but

Christians changed its meaning to mean

Sunday so it basically means that Sunday

should be a different day from the rest

of the week and could be a day dedicated

to God so most frequently that has meant

that Christians believe you shouldn't

work on a Sunday and you should do

religious things like go to church

honor thy father and thy mother so that

means respect your parents

number six though if you're not killed

so it's just wrong to kill people uh

number seven thou shall not commit

adultery so adultery is when people

cheat on their partner uh so it is uh if

someone's married uh they shouldn't

cheat on their husband or wife

uh next one thou shall not steal nice

and straightforward you can't steal

things

number nine is thou shall not bear false

witness against thy neighbor so that

basically means don't lie particularly

lying about what you've seen someone

else do and number 10 is Thou shalt not

covet and it lists a whole of things a

lot of things that you can't covet and

covet is being jealous of wanting the

things that other people have so

jealousy

so those are the 10 rules okay we're on

to the last two questions how do

followers of divine command Theory make

decisions about what is right and wrong

so follows a Divine command Theory say

that that right and wrong is decided by

God and so whatever God says is right is

right and whatever God says is wrong is

wrong and for Christians who follow

Divine command Theory they find those

instructions in the Bible so basically

just say you could follow whatever it

says in the Bible if the Bible says

something's right it's right if it says

something's wrong it's wrong and that

makes it and it'd be good to have this

word into your uh she it's a

deontological theory a deontological

theory about ethics says

um that you can never break the rules

and and the idea here is that you can

never break the rules in the Bible if

the Bible says something you've got to

stick to that rule

last question how do fellows of

situation ethics make decisions about

what is right and wrong So Divine

command theory is more a mainstream uh

Christian view situation ethics is more

of a progressive Christian view and that

the idea in situation ethics is this the

situation ethics says that what they do

is they point out that Jesus said when

he was asked what his most important

teachings were he said the most

important teaching in terms of how you

treat other people is love your neighbor

as yourself so this makes situation

people who follow situation ethics think

hold on the most important thing is to

love your neighbor and by neighbor they

mean everyone so in other words the most

important thing is just to be loving and

kind to everyone around you

so that makes them think oh if that's

the most important teaching then that

must mean that sometimes it can be right

to break through the rules in the Bible

so they think that

the way to make ethical decisions is to

always think what is the most loving and

kind thing to do in this situation now

sometimes the most loving and kind thing

to do will be to follow the rules in the

Bible like following the Ten

Commandments

but they say that there are some

occasions when it might be more loving

and kind to break the rules in the of

the ten commandments so for example

here's an example would be

if you if someone is starving and the

only way to get them any food is to

steal they would probably say yeah you

know that here the right thing to do is

to break the Ten Commandments down to

steal because they would say the rules

are good

but if the most loving thing breaks the

rules it's better to do the most loving

thing so I told you that in quite a long

way but how would I sum it up I would

say situation ethics says you could

always follow love your neighbor and

therefore you could always do the most

loving thing

even if that means breaking the rules in

the Bible

and that means that because they don't

believe in fixed rules that is a

non-deontological theory a theory that's

not deontological

okay

that is everything uh I hope that helps

guys and yeah make sure you get your

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