Christian Ethics and the Bible /Sir JV TV

Summary

This lesson explores Christian ethics through the lens of the Old and New Testaments. It highlights the Old Testament's emphasis on laws, social responsibilities, and God's holy nature, which cannot tolerate sin. The New Testament focuses on Jesus Christ's teachings, emphasizing love, righteousness, and God's saving grace. The video contrasts the two testaments' views on sin and salvation, revealing how God's love and mercy extend to all people, urging viewers to reciprocate this love.

Takeaways

• 📜 The lesson focuses on Christian ethics in relation to the Old and New Testaments, exploring how they contribute to ethical studies.
• 📚 Students will learn to distinguish Christian ethics between the two testaments and understand their major contributions to ethics.
• 🔍 The Old Testament's principles are rooted in the laws, culture, and nature of God, emphasizing accountability, humility, righteousness, and wisdom.
• 📖 The New Testament's ethics are centered around Jesus Christ's life, teachings, and the revelation of God's word, offering a saving outlook on life.
• 🌟 The Old Testament highlights social responsibilities and individual accountability, with a focus on the holy character of God and the consequences of sin.
• ✝️ The New Testament emphasizes Jesus Christ's role in fulfilling the covenant and introducing a new understanding of sin and its penalties.
• 💡 The concept of God in Christian ethics includes attributes such as being ethical, a creator, righteous, a provider, just, merciful, a savior, and love itself.
• 🙏 The Old Testament's sacrificial system is contrasted with the New Testament's emphasis on Jesus Christ as the ultimate sacrifice for all humanity.
• 🌱 The lesson concludes with the importance of understanding God as love and the call to love God and one's neighbors as a reflection of God's nature.
• 📝 The script encourages personal reflection on the concepts of God and the application of Christian ethics in daily life.

Q & A

What are the three main objectives students should achieve by the end of Module 3.3 on Christian Ethics?

By the end of the module, students should be able to distinguish Christian ethics in relation to the Old and New Testaments, differentiate the major contributions of these testaments to the study of ethics, and connect the concepts of God with their personal experiences.

How does the Old Testament define what is right and wrong?

The Old Testament defines what is right and wrong through the laws given to Israel, which provided a standard for morality, and the nature and character of God, which is described as holy and cannot tolerate sin.

What are the major ethical contributions of the Old Testament?

The major ethical contributions of the Old Testament include accountability to a monotheistic God, humility, righteousness, and wisdom. It emphasizes social responsibilities without diminishing individual accountability.

What is the most significant contribution of the New Testament to Christian ethics?

The most significant contribution of the New Testament is Jesus Christ, whose life, teachings, and sacrificial death form the structure of New Testament ethics.

How does the New Testament view the actions and attitudes of individuals?

The New Testament views actions and attitudes as subject to God, assuming His lordship over creation, and it has a saving outlook on life through the revelation of God's word.

What is the difference between how sin is perceived in the Old Testament and the New Testament?

In the Old Testament, sin is perceived as an act committed, with the penalty for sin being death, often by stoning. In the New Testament, sin is perceived as being committed even in the mind, with the penalty for sin being eternal death.

How does the concept of salvation differ between the Old and New Testaments?

In the Old Testament, salvation is achieved through a sacrificial lamb offered by the high priest annually during the Day of Atonement, exclusive to the Jewish people. In the New Testament, salvation is achieved through Jesus Christ's one-time sacrificial death on the cross, available to all people, both Jews and Gentiles.

What are the different concepts of God presented in the script?

The script presents God as ethical, creator, righteous, provider, just, merciful, savior, and love. Each concept highlights a different aspect of God's nature and relationship with humanity.

Why did God stop Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac?

God stopped Abraham from sacrificing his son Isaac to emphasize that He does not want human sacrifices, highlighting the sacredness of human life.

How does the principle of reciprocity relate to God's mercy?

The principle of reciprocity in God's mercy means that God will show mercy to those who have shown mercy to others, as seen in the Lord's Prayer and James 2:13, where judgment is contrasted with mercy.

What is the central message of John 3:16, as mentioned in the script?

The central message of John 3:16 is that God's love for the world is so great that He gave His only Son, so that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life and not perish.