How do Christians decide on moral issues?

Everyone has to make moral decisions in their life. Some may be more serious than others, but we all still have to make them. Christians have many ways in which to help them make moral decisions. There are four different types of morality. They are, moral, which is an action which is believed to be the right thing to do. An immoral decision is an action which is considered to be the wrong thing to do. An amoral decision is a decision which people make, because they don’t know the consequences. A non-moral decision doesn’t involve thinking about what is right and wrong, because no big decisions are made. There are many factors which can help us to decide what a moral and immoral decision to make is.

There are two groups of people whom have different views about making moral decisions. These two groups are, utilitarian views, and situation ethics. Utilitarian, base their decisions on ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ the man who said this was called Jeremy Bentham. Situation ethics base their decisions on ‘any situation and act out of Christian love’ this was said by a man called Joseph Fletcher. Nowadays, it is harder to make moral decisions, because there is so much on offer to us. We can decide whether we want to know if babies are going to have any disabilities or illnesses before they are born, and we can decide whether to abort them or not. This is a moral decision, and in this case, the utilitarian view, would be to have the treatment, because it could be saving lots of lives, and also the situation ethics view would be to have the treatment, because it is saving the child, that the parents would love.

Christians have many sources to help them to decide on how to make moral decisions. One of these methods is by using the bible. The bible was written over a period of 1500 years. It has been translated into more languages than any other book, and has been read by more people than any other book. The bible can help us to make important decisions. Some Christians use the bible as a guide, and use the teachings of Jesus. In the bible, there are rules, which all Christians are supposed to follow. These rules are called, the Ten Commandments, and were given to Moses, after he had been in the desert.

In the bible, there are two testaments, the Old Testament, and the New Testament. The Old Testament tells us the story’s and lives of the Jewish people. The New Testament is about the teachings of Jesus, and the early Christians. An example of a moral issue, which the bible can help us to solve, is abortion. In one of the Ten Commandments, it says thou shall not kill, and to abort a baby, is killing it so the bibles view on this would be that it is wrong. All Christians are familiar with the Ten Commandments, and they try to follow them. The Ten Commandments can be found in the book of Exodus, they are considered to be the most important rules in the bible, and all Christians should obey them. Another issue, that the bible could help us to solve, is when we are angry at somebody, and we are so angry that we feel reluctant to forgive them. There is a parable in the bible which can help us with this. It is called the lost son, and it can be found in the New Testament, in Luke’s book.

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For some Christians, the local church can help them to decide whether something is right or wrong. There are many different types of Christian churches, and they all have different views on whether something is right or wrong. Christians can go to church on a Sunday for mass, or they can go anytime during the week to pray and relax. The church can play an important part in Christians lives, as while they are there they are communicating with God. There are also different clubs that are held at the church so Christians can meet up and discuss issues ...

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