Rlgn 105- Quiz: Moral Absolutes and Relativism
A key passage dealing with Christian liberty is
Romans chapters 14-15.
According to Rae, Morality is a matter of knowledge, not opinion or even belief.
True
The Christian worldview source for morality come specifically from the character and commands of ____________.
God
Christian Liberty should be limited, when necessary, by:
Love
The "ought to" statements (you or I ought to do this, or ought not to) supports a ________________________.
Objective morality
Utilitarianism is a system of ethics based upon
The consequences of one's actions that produces the greatest good.
According to Rae, examples of moral decay in our culture are all around us.
True
Either morality is a human creation or it comes from a transcendent source and is discovered.
True
For moral absolutes to exist a personal and moral God must exist.
True
If God doesn't exist then morality is ultimately subjective
True
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:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr.
"We make up our own rules" is a common way of expressing moral absolutism.
False
Boundaries that restrict our moral behavior are propagated by manmade religions, not God.
False
Relativism supports the notion of moral progress.
False
The "weaker" brother as described by Paul is viewed as "less spiritual" than the "stronger brother".
False
The Christian worldview position is that ethics is subjective not objective as defined by culture.
False
The source of morality, discovered in "Natural Law" is _______________.
God's revelation in creation (outside of the bible)
Rae identifies types of "Relativism"- Cultural Relativism & ________________.
Moral Objectivism
According to absolute truth, "Truth is discovered or it is ________________, it is not invented by a culture or by religious men."
Revealed
If there are actions that we say are "always wrong" then to be consistent, we must agree that there are moral absolutes.
True
Rae notes that, "Moral statement are objective statements".
True
Relative Truth states "Truth that is true at only one time and at one place."
True
Some evolutionists believe that morality comes from our genes and is that moral behavior has evolved.
True
The United States founding fathers, essentially espoused a view of natural law and morality in the Declaration of Independence.
True
Absolute Truth states "Whatever is true at one time and at one place is true at _______ times and at _______ place/s."
all
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