Week 2 Reflection paper
Reflection Paper
Ethics is a word that comes "from the Greek word ethos (character), and from the Latin word mores (customs). Together, they combine to define how individuals choose to interact with one another"(Ethics). According to the text Accounting Ethics, "ethics, in all its forms, is concerned with right or wrong, good or bad"(Duska, 2011). The Christian worldview of ethics is a major topic that is debated throughout the world. The biblical basis of Christian ethics is "firmly rooted in the unchanging moral character of God"(Paris, 2014). God is never changing, He even tells us in His Word that he does not change, "I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed"(Malachi 3:6). In today 's time there are many ethical viewpoints. Some of these viewpoints are compatible with Christian World view and some are not. There are six major types of ethical systems. "Geisler categorizes ethics systems into two categories"; views that are compatible with the Christian World view, are called "absolutisms" and the views that are not compatible are called "non-absolutisms"(Paris, 2014). The three that are not compatible with the Christian world view are antinomianism, situationism, and generalism. The three that are compatible are unqualified absolutism, conflicting absolutism, and graded absolutism. Antinomianism is the ethical system that "literally means- against or instead of law"(Paris, 2014). According to newadvent.org, it means "that Christians are exempt from the obligations of moral law" (Antinomianism). This way of thinking says "that there are no binding moral laws, everything is relative" (Paris, 2014). There are three basic tenets for Antinomianism. These are that "there are no God-given moral laws", that "there are no objective moral laws that are binding on all human beings- rather individuals simply choose to live by laws", and that "there are no timeless moral laws"(Paris, 2014). Situationism is the ethical system that
Ethics is a word that comes "from the Greek word ethos (character), and from the Latin word mores (customs). Together, they combine to define how individuals choose to interact with one another"(Ethics). According to the text Accounting Ethics, "ethics, in all its forms, is concerned with right or wrong, good or bad"(Duska, 2011). The Christian worldview of ethics is a major topic that is debated throughout the world. The biblical basis of Christian ethics is "firmly rooted in the unchanging moral character of God"(Paris, 2014). God is never changing, He even tells us in His Word that he does not change, "I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed"(Malachi 3:6). In today 's time there are many ethical viewpoints. Some of these viewpoints are compatible with Christian World view and some are not. There are six major types of ethical systems. "Geisler categorizes ethics systems into two categories"; views that are compatible with the Christian World view, are called "absolutisms" and the views that are not compatible are called "non-absolutisms"(Paris, 2014). The three that are not compatible with the Christian world view are antinomianism, situationism, and generalism. The three that are compatible are unqualified absolutism, conflicting absolutism, and graded absolutism. Antinomianism is the ethical system that "literally means- against or instead of law"(Paris, 2014). According to newadvent.org, it means "that Christians are exempt from the obligations of moral law" (Antinomianism). This way of thinking says "that there are no binding moral laws, everything is relative" (Paris, 2014). There are three basic tenets for Antinomianism. These are that "there are no God-given moral laws", that "there are no objective moral laws that are binding on all human beings- rather individuals simply choose to live by laws", and that "there are no timeless moral laws"(Paris, 2014). Situationism is the ethical system that
References: Antinomianism. Retrieved January 17, 2015, from http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01564b.htm Duska, R., & Duska, B. (2011). Accounting ethics (2nd ed.). Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub. Ethics. Retrieved January 17, 2015, from http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ethics Geisler, N. (2010). Christian ethics: Contemporary issues & options (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic.Web. 17 Jan. 2015. <http://assets.bakerpublishinggroup.com/processed/book- resources/files/Excerpt_9780801038792.pdf>. New International Version. Retrieved January 17, 2015, from https://www.biblegateway.com Paris, S. (2014) Presentation #1. Ethics-Intro & Christian Worldview Paris, S. (2014) Presentation #2. Major Ethical Systems Part 1 Paris, S. (2014) Presentation #3. Major Ethical Systems Part 2