THEO 204 FINAL EXAM
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Will be made up or multiple choice and short answer.
Multiple choice
Divine command ethics means? (will be on the final exam)
a) An act is right because god commanded it
b) God commands an act because it is right
c) One can never know whether an act is right or wrong
d) None of the above
Short answer:
(only have to answer 10 of them) - 2 to 4 sentences double spaced
• What is the difference between moral evil and pre-moral evil? (will be on the final exam)
• Moral evil refers to intentional transgressions of the moral law or intentionally doing
something wrong. Pre-moral evil refers to things like tsunamis and earthquakes, or
accidentally hurting someone, evil that is not caused directly or purposely.
Lesson 2:
- Faith vs. Reason
o Shaped the history of Christian tradition’s reflection on moral life
o Faith: belief proceeding from reliance on testimony or authority, to believe or
have confidence or trust in something. In religion, it is the acceptance of the
revealed doctrines. It is the spiritual apprehension of divine truths, or of realities
beyond the reach of sensible experience or logical proof.
o Christian Faith: the word “faith” meant “to trust someone,” and symbolizes a
relationship to God. Faith is to trust in God. There doesn’t have to be any truth.
o Reason: capacity for rational thought, and to make judgements based on our
experiences.
o Faith in God vs. Human Reason: humans act on reason and can decide what is
right, but only faith can save someone
- New Testament Ethics
o See diversity rather than unity in scriptures
o Variety of ethical perspectives
o Bible regards people’s behaviour as the direct and immediate response to God’s
revealed will
o God is revealed through Christ - lots of attention to the patterns of Jesus’ life on
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, Earth and how he demanded much of those who followed him
o Christ forms a bond between the old and new covenants, and unifies the Hebrew
Bible and the New Testament, all the while shifting away from the “letter of the
law” and moving towards “the spirit of the law”
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