my life my body: a basic introduction to a few ethical questions

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My Life, My Body?


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Christian Ethics


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“Morals are about what

you do and ethics are

about why you do

things”


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Ethics is…

“theology, viewed as a means of

determining which human persons,

acts, and attitudes receive God’s

blessing and which do not.”

John Frame, Doctrine of the Christian

Life


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Whats wrong

with…?


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Is it ever rightfor a Christian

to tell a lie?


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You look back to the register, there is a

queue.

You think:- this wasn't your mistake

- maybe something like this will teach

the clerk to be more careful.

- KFC are a big company they won’t

miss a few rupees

What will you do?

We face ethical decisions every, some

big some small: The assistant forgot to charge you for

a KFC Zinger Burger that you ordered.

You realize this as you are walking out

of the store.

What do you do?


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On Monday morning you realise that you

forgot to do your English assignment which is

due to be handed in that day.The assignment is hard and requires good

thought and preparation.

On the bus you start to do the assignment.

A friend o"ers you their completed assignment

to copy/adapt in a free period before class.

What will you do?


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Your non-Christian friend comes

to you.

She confesses that she has been

sleeping with her boyfriend and is

now pregnant.

She wants to get an abortion but

is not sure.

She asks…

What you think she should do?

What would you do?

She feels guilty and dirty, will God

forgive her?

Why do Christians say sex is wrong

outside of marriage?


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The world wants to know “Whats

wrong with sex before marriage?”

What’s wrong with anything?

How do you decide?

‘I do what I feel is right’ – my morals

are my choice.

‘Society decides what is right and

wrong’ – laws are made and as long

as I stick within them everything is OK.

Or maybe something in between those

two responses.


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The world: it feels good so I do it.

What if it hurts or o!ends me?

In society things are now ‘legal’ that you or

might disagree with.

Right and wrong for the Christian comefrom a higher standard – they come from

God. The creator is also the moral lawgiv

A Christian response:

If we say that we believe that sex is designeto be expressed within marriage…

We are not acting as judge and jury and

deciding to make life di#cult for single peo

We are trying to follow the maker’s

instructions.


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Why shouldANYONE do what

the Bible says?


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Whats wrong

with…Sex?


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Is sex beforemarriage okay if

you love eachother?

What does the

Bible say?


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Sexuality is a good gift from a loving God.

God created sex

God said our human sexuality very good.

God commanded us to express our sexuali

God’s perfect creatures were not ashamed

their sexuality.

Gen 1:27-31, 3:25

God’s view of sex


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… sex takes place inside marriage

Genesis 1:28, 2:24

God blesses sex when…


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1 Corinthians 6:9,10: The wicked will not

inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be

deceived: Neither the sexually immoral n

idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitu nor homosexual o! enders...will inherit th

kingdom of God.

Outside of marriage God sa


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Galatians 5:19: The acts of the sinful natu are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity a

debauchery...I warn you, as I did before,

that those who live like this will not inher

the kingdom of God.


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Epheisans 5:3: But among you there mus not be even a hint of sexual immorality, o

of any kind of impurity, or of greed, beca

these are improper for God’s holy people

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish taor coarse joking.


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1 Corinthians 6:18-20: Flee from sexual

immorality. All other sins a man commits

are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do yo

not know that your body is a temple of th

Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you hav

received from God? You are not your own

you were bought at a price. Therefore ho

God with your body.


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Matthew 15:19-20 MSG

But what comes out of the mouth gets it

start in the heart. It’s from the heart that

vomit up evil arguments, murders,

adulteries, fornications, thefts, lies, andcussing. That’s what pollutes.

NIV Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see

that whatever enters the mouth goes int

the stomach and then out of the body? 1 But the things that come out of a person

mouth come from the heart, and these

defile them. 19 For out of the heart come

evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual

immorality, theft, false testimony, slande

20 These are what defile a person;


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Sex outside of marriagecalled fornication, o

immorality and the Bibsays you shouldn’t do th


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! Two-thirds of teens who have had sex wthey had waited.

! Those who save sex for marriage are far

more likely to experience lasting sexual

satisfaction with their spouses.

Why wait for marria before having sex?

(based on US research)


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! Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are

increasing and most occur in teens and

young adults.

! Sexually active teens are more likely to b

depressed.

! Sex typically speeds up the breakup of arelationship.

! Having sex can impact your reputation.


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! You are special and worth waiting for!

! God designed sex in marriage to be

between two people committed to each

other for life


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If you’ve already had sex: Stop having sex and make a new commitm

to purity.

Your past does not have to determine your

future. Purity can begin today.

Ask yourself: Why did I start having sex? W

pressured into it? Was I looking for love and

thought sex would fill that void? Was I mere

curious?


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Experience God’s forgiveness. 1 John 1:9,

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and

righteous to forgive us our sins and to clean

us from all unrighteousness.

God loves you and desires that you experie

the most fulfilling sex, love, and marriage

relationship possible. This is done by makin

commitment to save sex until marriage.


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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Hol

Spirit within you, whom yohave from God? You are no

your own, for you were boug

with a price. So glorify God your body.

1 Corinthians 6:19–20


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Whats wrong

with…Alcohol?


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Decreased ability to pay

attention.

Di#culties with memory.

Brain is at risk of being

smaller in certain parts.

What are the dangerous effeof alcohol use in teenagers Based upon data from the USA


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Male drinkers usually complete fewer years

of education.

Start drink when younger and you’re more

likely to develop a problem with alcohol.

Almost 2,000 people under 21 die in car

crashes in which drinking is involved.

Alcohol is involved in nearly half of all violent

deaths involving youth.


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Being drunk is linked to suicide attempts.

Teens who drink are more likely to engage i

sexual activity, have unprotected sex, have

with a stranger, or be the victim or perpetra

of a sexual assault.


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Drinking can lead to sexual assaults and ra

Each year, approximately 97,000 students

between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims

alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape.


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Do not get drunk on

wine, which leads todebauchery. Instead be filled with the

Spirit. Ephesians 5:18


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Whats wrong with…

Marijuana?


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Dr. Frances Jensen, a

neuroscientist in the USA,

“In the last five years, marijuana

abuse has been responsible for

almost two-thirds of admissions

of teenagers, ages 15-19 to, torehabilitation centers, compared

with less than a third for alcohol”

Th Eff f M ij


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“In their early teens, pot-smoking

adolescents have shown to have

smaller whole brain volume,

reduced gray matter, and increaseddamage to white matter compared

with non-users”.

Forgetfulness

Decrease in IQ

Inhibits functioning of part of

brain that recognises errors

The Effects of Marijuana othe Brain


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- Possible cause in developing schizophren

- mental illness

- temporary hallucinations

- temporary paranoia

- Linked to increased risk of clinical depress

- anxiety

- suicidal thoughts


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- Breathing problems.

- Increased heart rate

- Problems with child development in

pregnancy

D k h


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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Hol

Spirit within you, whom yohave from God? You are no

your own, for you were boug

with a price. So glorify God your body.

1 Corinthians 6:19–20


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How do I make a good ethical

decision? Based upon Scott Rae’s model


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1. Gather the facts - what do

we know, what do we need to

know in order to make an

intelligent decision?

2. What are the ethical issues?For example are the actions

right or wrong, good or bad -

what a"ect will actions have

on other people?


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3. What principles are involved - often

for us this means, what does the Bible

say?

It might also include what do the laws

of the country say?

It may include values you have/hold.

And then you must decide which are

most important.


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4. What are the alternatives - what

actions can be taken? Be creative in

your thinking (even though some will

immediately be rejected)

5. How do the alternatives and

principles match up? Often certain

principles are imptortant and

therefore exclude some alternatives


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6. Are there importantconsequences? These will be +ve

and -ve, and some might be

thought of as more important than

others.

7. Make a decision - often a

decision has to be made even with

some di#culties or -ve

consequences


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Thank you allfor listening,

Good bye!

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