Virtue and Vice
What word describes a settled habit of doing good or moral excellence?
Virtue
What is the ultimate source of all true virtue
God's character
What should motivate Christians to live ethically?
Desire for Christlikeness and God’s glory
How does Christian growth typically occur—instantly or gradually?
Gradually and progressively
Why is ethical living not the gospel itself?
Because the gospel is about Christ’s saving work, not human performance
What word describes a moral flaw or destructive habit that opposes virtue?
Vice
Who performs the inner work that enables believers to grow in virtue?
What false approach seeks human approval instead of God’s?
Moralism
Give one reason believers should pursue virtue.
To glorify God / reflect His character
What does the gospel enable believers to begin doing?
Living ethically by being transformed from within
What happens when a culture approves of immoral behavior in the name of Love?
Vices disguised as virtues
What New Covenant reality allows believers to live ethically?
Union with Christ / “Christ in us”
What approach redefines vice as virtue by “being true to yourself”?
Authenticity (in the wrong sense)
What is one spiritual discipline that promotes growth in virtue?
Bible reading, prayer, fellowship, or battling sin
What did Jesus often confront in the religious leaders of His day?
Hypocrisy and pride
What part of a person does the Bible connect to outward behavior?
Character/the heart
What doctrine teaches that God gives believers a new nature that empowers them to grow?
Regeneration / Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
What term describes people who rely on rituals to earn God’s favor?
Legalism
Who receives all credit for any virtue that appears in a believer’s life?
God / the Holy Spirit
What connects the study of ethics to Christian sanctification?
Growth in Christlikeness
Why is doing the right thing not enough to make someone truly virtuous?
Because virtue requires right motives and inward transformation, not just outward actions
In what two ways is God’s unchanging character reflected so we can know what is good?
In creation and in His law / the image of God in man
What is the true biblical alternative to moralism, authenticity, and legalism?
Christlikeness
What two factors must align for true virtue—internal and external?
Right motives and right actions
Why is it impossible to be truly virtuous apart from Christ?
Because virtue flows from likeness to Christ through His transforming grace