Christian Ethics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by D. Stephen Long

Author:D. Stephen Long [Long, D. Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-07-28T16:00:00+00:00

All are already depraved by concupiscence and the only way to overcome it is by God’s election. Only as God ‘elects’ to redeem us by God’s grace can we possibly have desires restored such that we might keep God’s law. This provides a very different account of ethics than is found in the Orthodox Church. Reformed ethics tend to focus on commands God gives, which we are to obey, but can only do so if God elects us so to do.

Evangelical ethics

This remains a key influence in much of’ Evangelical’ theology and its understanding of ethics, which are often based upon a ‘divine command’ theory, whereby God wills an action to be done and in the willing of that action also provides the grace to accomplish it. The Evangelical theologian Roger Olson states that Christian ethics for Evangelicals rests solely on revelation rather than nature. He writes:

Evangelical ethical reflection and guidance rests on divine commands; almost all evangelical ethical thinkers appeal to commands of God found in Scripture as ultimate norms, even if they also seek to demonstrate their rationality and ethical flexibility and fruitfulness for normal human living.

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