RLGN 105 Test 6
RLGN 105 Quiz 6 / Test 6
RLGN 105 Quiz Moral Absolutes and Relativism
- The bible is clear that people are accountable to the demands of morality.
- The “ought to” statements (you or I ought to do this, or ought not to) supports a
- Absolute Truth states “Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at _______ times and at _______ place/s.”
- According to Rae, examples of moral decay in our culture are all around us.
- Rae refers to the view of morality that says just “let your conscience be your guide” as the:
- Utilitarianism is a system of ethics based upon
- According to Rae, Morality is a matter of knowledge, not opinion or even belief.
- Christians must learn to distinguish between matters of command and matters of freedom.
- To illustrate a transcendent, objective moral law that can be known by all people regardless of their worldview, Rae used a historical letter written by:
- The postmodern relativist promotes the belief that there are no absolutes in the world to govern our thinking and behavior.
- People will often abandon a relativistic moral approach when an injustice has been done to them.
- The source of morality, discovered in “Natural Law” is _______________.
- According to absolute truth, “Truth is discovered or it is ________________, it is not invented by a culture or by religious men.”
- statements involve a claim about the way things are not about one’s desires or preferences.
- The Christian worldview source for morality come specifically from the character and commands of
- From the definition, it is learned that absolute truth is.
- The “weaker” brother as described by Paul is viewed as “less spiritual” than the “stronger brother”.
- “Truth is “correspondence to reality”
- Christians should never disagree about any issues.
- “We make up our own rules” is a common way of expressing moral absolutism.
- Either morality is a human creation or it comes from a transcendent source and is discovered.
- Christian liberty refers to decisions and actions that we make, where the Bible does not give clear direction.
- “Moral assumptions” are only found in so called Christian nations.
- If there are actions that we say are “always wrong” then to be consistent, we must agree that there are moral absolutes.
- If God doesn’t exist then morality is ultimately subjective
Set 1
- According to Rae, examples of moral decay in our culture are all around us.
- If God doesn’t exist then morality is ultimately subjective
- In areas of Christian Liberty, we should allow our brothers and sisters (in Christ) the freedom to determine his/her own convictions – even when they may differ from yours.
- Christians must learn to distinguish between matters of command and matters of freedom.
- ______________________ statements involve a claim about the way things are not about one’s desires or preferences.
- According to the quote by Koukl, Relativism today has produced a profound moral sensitivity.
- The postmodern relativist promotes the belief that there are no absolutes in the world to govern our thinking and behavior.
- Some evolutionists believe that morality comes from our genes and is that moral behavior has evolved.
- Christian Liberty should be limited, when necessary, by:
- Christians should never disagree about any issues.
- Boundaries that restrict our moral behavior are propagated by manmade religions, not God.
- To illustrate a transcendent, objective moral law that can be known by all people regardless of their worldview, Rae used a historical letter written by:
- Rae refers to the view of morality that says just “let your conscience be your guide” as the:
- The bible is clear that people are accountable to the demands of morality.
- If there are actions that we say are “always wrong” then to be consistent, we must agree that there are moral absolutes.
- The source of morality, discovered in “Natural Law” is _______________.
- Rae notes that, “Moral statement are objective statements”.
- “Moral commands” are easily explained by the evolution of mankind over millions of years.
- Rae identifies types of “Relativism”- Cultural Relativism & ________________.
- Christian liberty refers to decisions and actions that we make, where the Bible does not give clear direction.
- Relativism supports the notion of moral progress.
- Absolute Truth states “Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at _______ times and at _______ place/s.”
- “Moral assumptions” are only found in so called Christian nations.
- According to absolute truth, “Truth is discovered or it is ________________, it is not invented by a culture or by religious men.”
- The “weaker” brother as described by Paul is viewed as “less spiritual” than the “stronger brother”.
Set 2
- Either morality is a human creation or it comes from a transcendent source and is discovered.
- Boundaries that restrict our moral behavior are propagated by manmade religions, not God.
- If God doesn’t exist then morality is ultimately subjective
- Rae identifies types of “Relativism”- Cultural Relativism & ________________.
- According to Rae, examples of moral decay in our culture are all around us.
- People will often abandon a relativistic moral approach when an injustice has been done to them.
- “Truth is “correspondence to reality”
- “We make up our own rules” is a common way of expressing moral absolutism.
- The Christian worldview source for morality come specifically from the character and commands of ____________.
- Relativism supports the notion of moral progress.
- The United States founding fathers, essentially espoused a view of natural law and morality in the Declaration of Independence.
- From the definition, it is learned that absolute truth is.
- For moral absolutes to exist a personal and moral God must exist.
- A key passage dealing with Christian liberty is
- The bible is clear that people are accountable to the demands of morality.
- According to absolute truth, “Truth is discovered or it is ________________, it is not invented by a culture or by religious men.”
- If there are actions that we say are “always wrong” then to be consistent, we must agree that there are moral absolutes.
- The Christian worldview position is that ethics is subjective not objective as defined by culture.
- Some evolutionists believe that morality comes from our genes and is that moral behavior has evolved.
- God has both “don’t lists” and “do lists”.
- Christian liberty refers to decisions and actions that we make, where the Bible does not give clear direction.
- Rae refers to the view of morality that says just “let your conscience be your guide” as the:
- According to Rae, from a Christian worldview, “Morality is verified by __________________________”.
- Christian Ethics are:
- Absolute Truth states “Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at _______ times and at _______ place/s.”
Set 3
- Rae notes that, “Moral statement are objective statements”.
- If there are actions that we say are “always wrong” then to be consistent, we must agree that there are moral absolutes.
- “Truth is “correspondence to reality”
- According to the quote by Koukl, Relativism today has produced a profound moral sensitivity.
- According to Rae, Morality is a matter of knowledge, not opinion or even belief.
- If the moral consensus of the culture is what determines our ethics, then any person who is seem as a “moral reformer is acting unethically.
- Boundaries that restrict our moral behavior are propagated by manmade religions, not God.
- From the definition, it is learned that absolute truth is.
- The postmodern relativist promotes the belief that there are no absolutes in the world to govern our thinking and behavior.
- Christians should never disagree about any issues.
- Rae refers to the view of morality that says just “let your conscience be your guide” as the:
- “Moral commands” are easily explained by the evolution of mankind over millions of years.
- The best explanation for the moral assumption is that humans have intrinsic value.
- ______________________ statements involve a claim about the way things are not about one’s desires or preferences.
- Relative Truth states “Truth that is true at only one time and at one place.”
- There are some debatable issues that are a matter of personal preference.
- God has both “don’t lists” and “do lists”.
- Christian Ethics are:
- The Christian worldview source for morality come specifically from the character and commands of ____________.
- The bible is clear that people are accountable to the demands of morality.
- Relativism supports the notion of moral progress.
- According to Rae, examples of moral decay in our culture are all around us.
- Rae identifies types of “Relativism”- Cultural Relativism & ________________.