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Biblical Ethics - Coggle Diagram

- - - - To God or humans
  - - - Kiss
      - Friendship
    - - Commitment
  - - - Drives us to love others
        
        As ourselves
        
        Not restricted
        
        Love our enemies
- - - - Must be obeyed
    - - A Substance of many religions
  - - - Jesus fulfilled
      - No longer our direct source of guidance
      - There is still authority and much to be followed as affirmed by Jesus
  - - - Given on Mt. Sinai
    - - No one is Justified by the obedience of it
      - So, no one can boast
- - - - No condemnation for any action
      - Confusion and no right or wrong
  - - - Places themselves over people
    - - An action that produces more pleasure and less pain
  - - - Jesus
      - The Bible
      - The Holy Spirit
      - The truths from God are form the basis for ethical absolutes
    - - God's moral revelation in His word is an expression of His own nature
      - God's moral and ethical system consist of more than external conformity to His moral code; it centers on conformity with internal issues of motivation and personal attitudes
      - God provides the absolute criteria for determining the value of human beings
      - We are made in God's image and represent God to the world
- - - - An action or policy is morally right only if those persons affected by the decision are not used merely as instruments for advancing some goal, but are fully informed and treated only as they have freely and knowingly consented to be treated.
    - - Treat people the same unless there are morally relevant differences between them.
  - - - Of any two actions, the most ethical one will produce the greatest balance of benefits over harms.
    - - What is ethical is what advances the common good.
  - - - What is ethical is what develops moral virtues in ourselves and our communities.