1.What is the source of all Christian Morals? 2.How are moral values known for a Biblical Christian? 3.What are Christian Ethics Relative too? 4.What.

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1.What is the source of all Christian Morals? 2.How are moral values known for a Biblical Christian? 3.What are Christian Ethics Relative too? 4.What is the Highest Good for a Biblical Christian? 4 Personal Questions About Biblical Christian Ethics

1. The source of a Christian’s moral values is…? ______________________  Morals are not found in _____________________________________________ that change like the weather. 2. How are Christians to know what their moral values are…? ________________________________  General: ___________________ – God’s law, despite man’s attempt to twist it, has been written _______________________…in their __________________.

1. But as SIN gets worse and worse, even these sins become more and more accepted by SOCIETY. In other words even _______________ follow some inside (______________) law that says certain things are wrong. a. ___________________ b. ___________________ c. ___________________ d. ___________________ But as _____ gets worse and worse, even these sins become more and more accepted by _____________.

 Special Revelation: 1. ________________ are revealed to Christians in the _________. A. Some are __________ and ______ to know.  _____ _____________________ – Old Test. (Exodus 19,20)  _____________________________ – New test. (Matt. 5-7)  Looking at the example of _________ __________ - The Gospels

b. Some situations are _________________, but the bible still gives us enough to know and make wise decisions through:  A _______________________________  General revelation: nuggets of ___________ in nature  Special Revelation: The _________ that we use to test all ___________  ______________  Working of the _________________ in wisdom  _____________________ / the _______________  Like taking a multiple choice test (Eliminating choices using these methods) Outside of God’s Clear Standards & Law / Authority