Christian Ethics Lessons 13 & 14

 

Christian Ethics Lessons 13 & 14 Test 7

 

1.           Sex impulse is a biological impulse designed for procreating and essential to it, without which life in any form could not be perpetuated.

 

2.           Jesus did not advocate celibacy as a higher state than marriage.

 

3.           The family to Jesus was a holy relationship, marriage a holy bond not lightly to be broken.

 

4.           Anthropologists believe that monogamy rather than promiscuity is characteristic of primitive societies.

 

5.           Protestant communions do not hold marriage as a sacrament in the same way as baptism or the Lord's Supper but it is still a sacred act.

 

6.           Unless one is prepared to pledge permanent fidelity at all times, then he should not marry, agape love being the only thing that makes this possible. TRUE

 

7.           In modern marriage services, the wife promises to love, comfort, honour and keep the other.

 

8.           Sex relationship is for marriage and marriage only as instituted by God – otherwise it is a sacrilege.

 

9.           Divorce is unjustifiable when PERMANENCE is not intended in the first place.

 

10.       Only when marriage sacredness has been irrevocably shattered should DIVORCE be contemplated.

Gospel of Matthew from Rev. Luke

 From the Gospel of Matthew:

When you get to a city or town, find out who there is appropriate, and stay there until you move on. Salute the house as you go into it, and if it's worthy, your peace will come over it; if it's not worthy, your peace will come back to you.

And whoever doesn't receive you and doesn't listen to your words, when you get out of that house or that city, shake its dust off your feet. I assure you, Sodom and Gomorrah will be in better shape on Judgment Day than that town.'

And the commentary:

He's telling them that they don't need money or supplies. God will take care of them. If the people can hear what the disciples are telling them, they will receive peace in their houses. If not, then Jesus is telling them to let it go. Again, it's about casting pearls before swine. Either they are ready to hear it or they're not.

　
And my thoughts:
 
Let it go. Not always easy to do. I'm reading in the aftermath of a major upset and argument. I was sitting here fuming, and wondering what to do to contain my feelings. So I decided to read some of this lesson.

People don't listen. They don't welcome what we say. They want to do their own thing. And whatever we have done to help them, however much we have done for them, they aren't interested. They want what they want.

So - what do we do? Work to change them? Work to change the whole world? Sometimes, well, maybe yes. But sometimes, maybe all we can do is to shake the dust off our feet and let our peace return to us? And let the world be as it will be, and other people as they will be. And ourselves as we will be. Let it be. 'And let your peace return to you.'