Written in Stone: Ethics for the HeartThis book is for you, whether you are a business professional, church leader, teacher, parent, college student, or anyone attempting to find a standard for ethical behavior in a world where morals are confronted and situation ethics prevail. |
Contents
ETHICS GROUNDED IN REVERENCE | 1 |
GOD AMONG THE GENERATIONS | 7 |
THE INSEPARABLE BOND OF LAW TO GRACE | 23 |
GOD AS CENTER AND CIRCUMFERENCE | 39 |
FROM THE SUBLIME TO THE TRIVIAL | 55 |
THERES SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NAME | 69 |
MY TIME IS HIS TIME | 85 |
Honor your father and your mother | 103 |
THE VALUE OF A HUMAN LIFE | 119 |
KEEPING MARRIAGE INTACT | 137 |
TAKING WHAT BELONGS TO ANOTHER | 153 |
THE PINOCCHIO SYNDROME | 169 |
THE ENVY TRAP | 185 |
THE ISSUE IS CHARACTER | 201 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham ADDITIONAL REFLECTION adultery affirm ancient Antinomianism become behavior believe Bible biblical calf called capital punishment Christians church claim commandment commitment covenant covet created crime culture death Decalogue deity deliverance demand disciple discipleship divine name divorce Egypt ethical euthanasia evil Exod Exodus faith father fear give glory God's name gods grace heart heaven Hebrew holy honor human idol idolatry immorality Israel Israelites issue Jesus Christ Jews John Law of Moses lives LORD lying mandment marriage Matt meaning ment misuse moral Mount Sinai murder oath obedience offered Old Testament one's pagan parents Paul percent principle QUESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL relationship religion religious responsibility revealed reverence righteousness rules Sabbath salvation Scripture sexual someone spirit stealing teach Ted Koppel Ten Commandments tetragrammaton things tion trivial truth understand vitro fertilization word worship wrong Yahweh YHWH