Moral Essay
The Divine Command Theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. The theory asserts that what is moral is determined by what god commands, and that to be moral is to follow his commands.
As a Christians, I believe that my people use divine command theory approach rather than egoism or act or rule utilitarianism as a basis of the ethical systems. In Christianity, Judaism and Islam, good and bad are seen as being actually about obedience or disobedience towards god’s law, with what “ God said so” , we know what good and bad mean. Of course we still have to find out what is that god wants us to do and that is not always clear. The bible for example has 10 commandments but one of the most famous “Thou shalt not commit murder” does not tell us what counts as murder and what does not.
I believe that most Christians follow their religion’s moral rules because they obey to god. Some people might ask; “if god saves us by grace, apart from the good works that we do, why should we obey him? If there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus and our salvation is not in jeopardy, why should we struggle to obey?” I would say: “it’s our duty.” Through his death on the cross, Christ has purchased us, and it is only fair that we do what he says. We are children of god, and we are to do what he commands. Of course we do not obey in order to be saved. Salvation comes first, and obedience should follow. But obedience goes deeper than duty. Obedience should come from the heart, done because we want to, not grudgingly, because we have to. So why should we want to obey? There are three main reasons: faith, hope and love. In faith, we believe that god’s commands are for our own good. He loves us and wants to help us, not to give us unnecessary burdens.as our creator, he has the wisdom to know how we should live, what works best and what causes the most happiness in the long run. And we have
As a Christians, I believe that my people use divine command theory approach rather than egoism or act or rule utilitarianism as a basis of the ethical systems. In Christianity, Judaism and Islam, good and bad are seen as being actually about obedience or disobedience towards god’s law, with what “ God said so” , we know what good and bad mean. Of course we still have to find out what is that god wants us to do and that is not always clear. The bible for example has 10 commandments but one of the most famous “Thou shalt not commit murder” does not tell us what counts as murder and what does not.
I believe that most Christians follow their religion’s moral rules because they obey to god. Some people might ask; “if god saves us by grace, apart from the good works that we do, why should we obey him? If there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus and our salvation is not in jeopardy, why should we struggle to obey?” I would say: “it’s our duty.” Through his death on the cross, Christ has purchased us, and it is only fair that we do what he says. We are children of god, and we are to do what he commands. Of course we do not obey in order to be saved. Salvation comes first, and obedience should follow. But obedience goes deeper than duty. Obedience should come from the heart, done because we want to, not grudgingly, because we have to. So why should we want to obey? There are three main reasons: faith, hope and love. In faith, we believe that god’s commands are for our own good. He loves us and wants to help us, not to give us unnecessary burdens.as our creator, he has the wisdom to know how we should live, what works best and what causes the most happiness in the long run. And we have