Transcript CH 7 PP

7.1
Morality: A Response to God’s Love
Chapter 7
Moral Decision Making
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7.2
Chapter Overview
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Three sources of moral decision making
are: the object chosen, the intentions, and
the circumstances.
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Moral decision making involves asking
what and who.
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Moral decision making involves asking
why, how, when, and where.
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Discernment means calling upon as many
resources as possible to evaluate whether
an action is right or wrong.
V7.1
Vocabulary
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Motives (p. 128): The reasons people do
what they do.
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Scrutinize (p. 136): To examine or look
over with care various dimensions of a
challenging situation to that overlooked
aspects can come to light.
7.3
Review
1. Name and explain the questions that we
can ask ourselves to help us understand
the actions involved in moral decision
making.
2. Explain the three traditional sources of
Christian morality: the object chosen, the
intention, and the circumstances. How
do we use these sources to judge the
goodness or evil of an act?
3. Explain how people could distort the
means used in achieving their goals.
7.4
Review
4. Name two ways that we can stretch
our point of view during moral decision
making.
5. According to the text what is typically the
most important function that talking to
others serves?
7.5
Review
6. What contribution to decision making
do feelings make?
7. Name three influences on our values.
8. Why is moral decision making not
meant to be a solitary experience for
Christians?
7.6
Review
9. What is the role of prayer in moral
decision making?
10. What prayer did Jesus say in the garden
the night before his death?