God's Moral Law
God’s moral law is arbitrary; He could have made different laws.
False. God’s moral law reflects His own unchanging character.
What is the means of achieving the aim of Christian ethics?
The redemptive work of Christ.
What are the two Great Commandments?
Love God and love others.
True wisdom begins with what virtue?
Humility
What is the ultimate goal or chief end of man?
To glorify God
What is the law of God consistent with?
God's own moral character
What does the “grammar of the gospel” refer to?
Christ’s accomplished work (the indicative) empowers believers’ ethical obligations (the imperatives).
How do these two commands relate to ethics?
Perfect love for God and others produces ethical thoughts, motives, and actions.
Why is humble reverence the starting point for wisdom?
It recognizes God as the Creator who ordered creation purposefully.
What three factors are essential to glorifying God?
Knowing God, obeying God, enjoying God.
When God's law is separated from His good character, what happens to ethics?
Ethics loses its grounding
What simple principle summarizes implementing Christian ethics?
“Become what you are in Christ.”
Name two ways to love God from the Ten Commandments.
Have no other gods; honor His name (also: no idols, keep the Sabbath).
What three qualities are needed to be wise?
Discernment, prudence, and virtue.
Why is gladness essential in serving God?
It communicates that He is worthy of our service.
The moral law shows the standard of what two things?
Right and wrong as rooted in God’s nature.
True or False — Since Christ fulfilled the law, believers’ outward conduct doesn’t matter.
False. Outward conduct reveals inward faith.
Name two ways to love others from the Ten Commandments.
Honor parents; do not steal (also: no murder, no adultery, no lying, no coveting).
Why must a wise person observe both creation and God’s law?
Creation shows God’s order; His law helps fallen people interpret it rightly.
What happens when someone performs duty without delight?
It becomes an insufficient motive for ethics.
What is the aim of Christian ethics?
To restore the image of God in man.
How are Christians gradually restored as God’s image-bearers?
By regularly beholding God’s glory in the face of His Son.
What defines and describes love for God and others?
The Ten Commandments and laws in the Pentateuch wisely applied to modern life.
Give one example of a creational norm and its fallen distortion.
Work → good stewardship vs. laziness or greed; gender → distinction vs. confusion; dominion → stewardship vs. abuse.
Even if a task isn’t enjoyable, how can a believer glorify God through it?
By delighting in God Himself while performing it.