Introducing Christian Ethics

Finally, it is important to assess the character of the person involved in the action you are considering.

In addition, it is helpful to assess the consequences of the action, again, as far as they can be known.

The motive also is important, assuming that we can know someone’s motive.

Obviously, the action, or behavior, in question needs to be considered.

Equally if not more important are the virtues that are upheld as morally praiseworthy and as examples to be passed on to our children.

judgments against theft, the fabric of a peaceable society would soon come unraveled.

if we didn’t assess injustice as morally wrong or uphold the sacredness of human life or have moral

In addition, if we didn’t uphold trust and trustworthiness as virtues and didn’t assess fraud as morally wrong, our ability to do business together would be severely restricted.

For example, if we didn’t assess lying as wrong and didn’t uphold truth telling as a virtue, it wouldn’t be long before meaningful communication would cease to exist, since we couldn’t expect the truth from each other.

Though we do see many things differently in terms of morality, we also have a reservoir of shared values that enables us to live together peacefully.