PHIL 235 Quiz: exam quizz 1
10 Apr 2020
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Jesus rejected the formal authority of the scriptures as absolutely binding. For jesus, it is the human heart that is important, as the prophets had previously insisted, and ritual prescriptions cannot determine a person"s total acceptance or rejection of god. (mark 7). Jesus" basic request is "follow me", that is, imitate the selfless pattern of his life. He emphasized this rather than spelling out a detailed moral code. So we see in john - jesus" moral teaching is chiefly seen in his command to love. It is spelled out mainly in the concrete acts of forgiveness, practical caring and unlimited self-sacrifice. Rather than laws and commands, jesus uses parables or stories to teach ethical behaviour. Morality is not prescribed in a rigid manner. Testament are: love of god, love of neighbour. Faced moral problems: the early christian communities never considered that they had received a complete code of morality to deal with every situation.
