Tag: ethics
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what would you give?
Biblical Text: Matthew 13.44-52 £15 million pounds. That was the advert I saw from the National Lottery. But this lottery draw was different, because someone was guaranteed to win. Someone in the UK has ended their week £15 million pounds richer. So, let’s try a brief thought experiment. Imagine I have that winning ticket in…
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go and do this…
Biblical Text: Luke 10v25-37 A man stands up and asks Jesus, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What does it say in the law?” Comes the reply. “Love the Lord with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind…and your neighbour as yourself,” says the man. “Good…
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a Christocentric ethic?
(A slightly different post. This is a very small portion of my thesis, in which I begin to argue that Christian ethics should be Christocentric, or it shouldn’t call itself ‘Christian.’ It’s a first draft, but if you’re interested I would love to hear your thoughts on this, as well as any areas you think…
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judicious judging
Texts: Exodus 18:13-26; Matthew 7:1-14 Moses chose able men from all Israel and appointed them as heads over the people, as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. And they judged the people at all times… Exodus 18v26 Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make you…