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Rational Ethics (Sin (Biblically seen as a universal power in the world…

- - - - For the Greeks the principle virtue was sophia, wisdom.
    - - Virtues are transformed from the Greek Sapiential virtues.
      - The virtues became dependent on faith, hope, and charity.
        
        Agape, Christ-like love, is seen as chief of the virtues.
        
        St. Thomas Aquinas systematized the virtues, giving the morality of virtues its classic shape.
- - - - In the OT we learn that there are consequences for sin.
      - We learn the consequences of an act.
        
        For every act there is a consequence.
        
        The primary consequence of sin is the disintegration of the soul.
    - - In the NT sin is never seen in a legalistic sense.
- - - - The good or evil of a human act, that is determined by the objective order established by God.
    - - The circumstances help determine the moral nature of an act.
      - Who, why, where, when, and how/by what means.
    - - The reason for which a particular person does an act.
  - - - The moral object may not be evil itself.
      - the good and evil effect must proceed at least equally directly from the act.
      - The actor/agent of the act may not intend the evil effect.
      - There must be a reason proportionate to the effect of evil; a slight reason for a slight evil, and a grave reason for a grave evil.