Truth and Ethics
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Keep this document intact and add your answers in the box under each prompt. You are to answer each prompt with complete sentences and clear, specific explanations with the specified number of words.
Be sure you complete Part One, Part Two, and the Reference section of this assignment before submitting it.
Part One: Truth
Respond thoroughly to the prompts in this part, using and citing topic Resources (i.e. The Beginning of Wisdom, topic overview) as indicated within each prompt.
Cite all resources used with in-text citations and include all the sources you cite in the reference section at the end of this document.
1. What would the implications be if truth was relative and subjective in your academic discipline and future profession? Why might absolute and objective truth be required in your academic discipline and future profession? Include a citation from Chapter 7 of The Beginning of Wisdom.
Your answer in 100-200 words:
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2. C. S. Lewis (1952) writes, “If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort, you will not get either comfort or truth—only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with and, in the end, despair” (p. 32). Christianity believes that reason is a God-given faculty to evaluate what is true.
How do faith and reason properly work together? Include a citation from Chapter 7 of The Beginning of Wisdom in your answer.
Your answer in 75-100 words:
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3. Why do Christians believe that morality is absolute and objective, rather than relative and subjective? If morality is objective, where do Christians get their moral standard? Include a citation from Chapter 7 of The Beginning of Wisdom textbook or topic overview.
Your answer in 75-100 words:
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Part Two: Ethics
Select a case from the “Decision-Making Cases” document.
Respond thoroughly to the prompts in this part, using and citing topic Resources (i.e. The Beginning of Wisdom, the Bible, topic overviews) as indicated within each prompt.
Your answers should be based upon the case you chose, along with Bible passages (special revelation), critical thinking, and logical reasoning (general revelation) to create an ethical response built on the Christian worldview.
Cite all resources used with in-text citations and include all the sources you cite in the reference section at the end of this document.
1. Which case from the document did you choose? Who are the key people involved in the case you chose?
Your answer in 15-20 words.
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2. In Chapter 2 of The Beginning of Wisdom textbook and Topic 1 Overview, the elements of a worldview are defined. From the case you chose, identify which of the following worldview elements is the biggest factor for knowing right and from wrong in the case you chose.
Check one and answer the question:
☐ultimate reality
☐nature of the universe
☐humanity
☐knowledge
☐purpose
Why is the worldview element you checked the biggest factor in this case? Include a citation from Chapter 2 of The Beginning of Wisdom textbook or Topic 1 Overview.
Your answer in 25-50 words:
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3. List at least three Bible passages that are most relevant to the case you choose and explain how should the main character respond based on these passages?
Your answer in 75-100 words:
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4. How do your previous responses demonstrate the value Christians place on protecting those who bear the image of God and the dignity and value of every person in the case you chose? Include a citation from The Beginning of Wisdom or the topic overview.
Your answer in 50-75 words:
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5. The person in the case you chose decided to follow the Christian ethic in this specific situation. Doing the right thing is often doing the hard thing. Include a citation from The Beginning of Wisdom textbook or the topic overview in one of the following:
a. Based on the case you chose, how should an individual Christian help in the situation presented?
Your answer in 50-75 words:
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b. Based on the case you chose, how should a Christian help as part of a church or a community in the situation presented?
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6. In what ways does helping the individual in the case reflect the nature of God and how does it demonstrate that all individuals are made in the image of God? Include a citation from The Beginning of Wisdom or the topic overview.
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References
Lewis, C. S. (1952). Mere Christianity. Macmillan Publishing Company.