Posts tagged 'ethics'
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Contentment)
The tenth commandment stands out among the others because it focuses on our inner thoughts and desires rather than outward sinful actions. For example, while the eighth commandment forbids the act of theft, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Truthfulness)
The ninth commandment states:
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.3
This commandment addresses truthfulness. It is presented in the context of giving witness in a trial, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (You Shall Not …
Why Work?
The previous article in this series addressed the topic of work. It showed how, before sin entered the world, God instructed Adam and Eve to work ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (You Shall Not …
Work
The eighth commandment, you shall not steal, addresses the protection of property by commanding that what belongs to one person must not be stolen by another. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (You Shall Not …
Stewardship
As explained in the introductory article about the eighth commandment, you shall not steal, God is the ultimate owner of all that exists, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (You Shall Not …
Introduction
The eighth commandment states, You shall not steal.4 Like the other commandments, this short statement is like the title of a subdirectory which opens up to a number of topics, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Homosexuality)
In the course of exploring the seventh commandment, “You shall not commit adultery,”3 the topics which we have covered thus far in this series are marriage, sex, divorce and remarriage, birth control, infertility, adoption, and pornography. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Pornography)
We’re continuing in this post with our sub-section of articles on the Ten Commandments as they relate to human relationships and sexuality. The seventh commandment states that “you shall not commit adultery.”3 ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Infertility and Adoption)
In recent articles we’ve looked at biblical perspectives on marriage, divorce, and birth control. The topics of infertility and adoption, which will be covered in this article, also fall under the category of marriage and sex. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Birth Control)
As we continue to explore the seventh commandment—“You shall not commit adultery”—in relation to the Christian ethical view of marriage and sex, we move on to the topic of birth control. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Divorce and Remarriage)
The biblical foundation of marriage is found in the first chapter of Genesis, where we read that God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Marriage and Sex, …
As we saw in Marriage and Sex Part One, marriage is a covenant, a sacred bond, which is entered into by a man and a woman, in which they make a pledge to each other before God, asking Him to be a witness ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Marriage and Sex, …
The next topic in this series on Christian ethics is the seventh commandment, “You shall not commit adultery.”2 The definition of adultery according to the American Heritage Dictionary is Consensual sexual intercourse ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Aging and Death, 2
As we saw in Part 1 of Aging and Death, death came into the world because of Adam’s sin, and thus each of us will eventually die; and most of us will pass on after our bodies have weakened due to old age. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Aging and Death, 1
In this series so far, I’ve addressed topics of defending life (self-defense, war) as well as the taking of life (suicide, euthanasia, and abortion). The focus in this two-part article will be aging and natural death. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Abortion
Of all the subtopics in this series regarding safeguarding human life, abortion is the most difficult to write about. It’s a controversial topic, which people on both sides of the issue are passionate about. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Euthanasia
None of us know when our death will come, and as Christians we believe that the timing of our death is in God’s hands.2 I imagine that most of us hope to live long and happy lives, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Suicide
In researching the topic of suicide, I read a thoughtful and prayerful introduction to the subject which I felt expressed the difficulty of writing on this topic. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
War
As we saw in the previous article, the sixth commandment, Thou shalt not kill, allows a person to morally use self-defense to protect their life as well as the lives of others. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Safeguarding Human Life, …
Self-Defense
The Bible teaches that God created human beings in His image.
God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. … So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.”1 ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Authority, Part 4)
Employers’ Authority
So far in this series we’ve looked at parental and governmental authority. In this article, we will look at another aspect of authority in regard to the relationship between employers and employees. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Authority, Part 3)
Governmental Authority (Continued)
While Scripture teaches that civil government is God-ordained and that Christians should be subject to the government,1 it also stresses that government has the responsibility ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Authority, Part 2)
Governmental Authority
As we saw in the previous article,2 believers are commanded to honor their father and mother. Whatever age we are, from child to adult, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Authority, Part 1)
Parental Authority
In the previous three articles, we looked at the first four of the Ten Commandments, which primarily address people’s relationship with God. ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Part 3)
The fourth commandment is the last of the commandments that focus on humanity’s duty to God. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Part 2)
In the previous article, we went over the first two commandments regarding our duty to God. The focus on humanity’s duty to God continues with the third commandment, which states: You shall not take the name of the LORD ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Ten Commandments (Part 1)
As explained earlier in this series, the framework that will be used for covering Christian ethics will be the Ten Commandments. Generally, authors divide the Ten Commandments into two groups ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: Consequences of Sin
In the previous article, we looked at the blessings of obeying God’s commands.1 It is also wise and helpful to consider the consequences of sin in our lives.2 Theologian Wayne Grudem gives this definition of sin: ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Blessings of Obedience to God
Each of us is regularly faced with making both moral and nonmoral decisions. Choosing what food to order at a restaurant, what color to paint your bedroom, whether or not to buy a new pair of gloves, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: The Old and New Covenants
In the introduction to this series I mentioned that I would be using the Ten Commandments as the framework to explore Christian moral ethics. Some might wonder why using the Old Testament Laws of Moses, ...
by Peter Amsterdam
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Living Christianity: Introduction
As Christians, we understand that Scripture teaches that we are to live in alignment with God’s Word. We’re called to be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, ...
by Peter Amsterdam