Overview
Consistent, rational thinking about ends, motives, and means distinguishes ethical decisions that are "Christian" and "biblical" in Biblical Christian Ethics.
Taking as his starting point Romans 12:1-2 and its call to believers to be living sacrifices, David Clyde Jones finds the central theme of ethics in the statement that our "chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever."
Jones approaches ethics as a study of a way of life that conforms to the will of God. He examines principles and casuistry in such matters as the sanctity of life, sexuality, economic justice, and truthfulness. He discusses how love is reflected in law, the appropriate approach to moral conflict, and specific issues involving marriage and the family. And he applies biblical principles to dilemmas arising from divorce and marriage.
Throughout, the book draws together and explains the central ideas of philosophers and ethicists from Aristotle to Smedes.
Taking as his starting point Romans 12:1-2 and its call to believers to be living sacrifices, David Clyde Jones finds the central theme of ethics in the statement that our "chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever."
Jones approaches ethics as a study of a way of life that conforms to the will of God. He examines principles and casuistry in such matters as the sanctity of life, sexuality, economic justice, and truthfulness. He discusses how love is reflected in law, the appropriate approach to moral conflict, and specific issues involving marriage and the family. And he applies biblical principles to dilemmas arising from divorce and marriage.
Throughout, the book draws together and explains the central ideas of philosophers and ethicists from Aristotle to Smedes.
Author
David Clyde Jones
David Clyde Jones (1937-2017; ThD, Concordia Seminary) taught systematic theology and ethics at Covenant Theological Seminary for forty years. He also served as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in America. He wrote frequently on moral issues and served on denominational committees to draft position statements on such topics as abortion, divorce and remarriage, heroic measures in medicine, nuclear weapons, and the role of women in ministry.