Basis for Christian Ethics Ethics are standards of conduct or guidelines for behaviour. We often qualify ethics to apply to a particular profession or group‚ as in medical ethics or legal ethics‚ by which we mean the expected behaviour and conduct of members of a particular profession to their clients and to other professionals. Professional ethics apply only to members of that profession and are not intended to apply to conduct generally. Being a Christian is not an accident of birth or membership
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The main ethical teachings which I will focus on are. The 10 commandments the New Testament ethics‚ that is: - the beatitudes - Jesus commandment of love. The 10 commandments are a part of the whole body of laws given to the Israelites after they had escaped from slavery in Egypt and were setting out for the Promised Land. At Mount Sinai‚ god promised to take the people as gods own‚ protecting and caring
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people as its principles deal with mindfulness‚ simple living and the interconnection of all living things. As the world grows more stressful and chaotic people are turning to Buddhism to seek peace and understanding. Buddhism is now considered the fourth largest religion in the world (Mason 1) and steadily growing. That growth is contributing to awareness‚ influence‚ and variety in the world with
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woman!” (1.5.112). Hamlet defies the requests of his father as his overall emotions shift from melancholy to excitement. Hamlet’s disdain for his mother will cause him to become irrational and may lead him to murder his own mother‚ breaking another commandment. Old Hamlet serves as a lesson to those who have neglected godly commands. Prior to his untimely death‚ Old Hamlet did not make confessions to the church‚ leaving him‚ “Unhouseled‚ disappointed‚ unaneled‚ no reckoning made…” (1.5.84). Without having
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teachings‚ mainly The Ten Commandments‚ Beatitudes‚ and Jesus’ commandments of love. The Ten Commandments are derived from the Old Testament which defines what people must do in order to serve God faithfully and gives direction on how to live a life according to the covenant and in essence to be a good Christian person. In the New Testament the Beatitudes and Jesus’ commandments of love are found. With love being the main concept of these teachings‚ they and the Ten Commandments can be seen as alike as
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The Takeover of Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell is a non-fiction novel based on the lives of a society of animals living on a farm. Although the name of the book puts forward the assumption that it is simply about animals‚ the story is a much deeper and complex take on behavior and human nature. The animals are puppets that exemplify how humans function‚ how misinformation was used by early powerful leaders such as Stalin‚ and how the result of control changed the behavior of citizens
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experience‚ the Natural Law‚ the Bible; in particular Jesus’s Commandment of love‚ the Beatitudes (Luke and Matthew) and the 10 Commandments (Exodus). Ethical teachings of the bible provide strong structure through which Christians can live their lives. A Christian’s life should look to faith in God which will bring salvation; the acceptance of wrongdoing and the necessity of repentance which will bring God’s forgiveness; and Jesus’ commandment of love which will dictate all ethics and morals in one’s
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Ten Commandments of Marriage A recast of Ian Frazier’s Laws Concerning Food and Drink Commandment 1. Marriages are made in heaven. But‚ so are thunder and lightning. Commandment 2. If you want your wife to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say‚ talk in your sleep. Commandment 3. Marriage is grand - and divorce is at least 100 grand. Commandment 4. Married life is very frustrating. In the first year of marriage‚ the man speaks and the woman listens.
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THE SEVEN COMMANDMENTS 1. Whatever goes up two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs‚ or has wings‚ is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. 7. All animals are equal. The Seven commandments of the animal farm serves as the basic principles of animalism. These commandments were studied and worked out by the pigs‚ in which it is an “unalterable law” that all animals
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by case basis. Situation ethics has many strengths. One of the main strengths of situation ethics is its flexibility. It allows practical decisions to be made while other ethical systems that are based on rules follow their own absolute commandments. It takes one’s circumstances into consideration‚ and allows for exceptions to be made. Another strength of situation ethics is it is particular. Since moral decisions are treated on a case by case basis‚ the decision is always modified to certain
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