Ethics quotes

“You knit me together in my mother’s womb”

Life is created by God, Genesis teaches that humans are the only species created in the image of God(Abortion)(Bioethics)

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”

Life is sacred(Abortion)(Bioethics)

“The baby in my womb leaped for joy”

God considers the unborn child as a living being (Abortion)(Bioethics)

“God created man in his own image”

God considers the unborn child as a living being. He or she deserves the same respect and rights awarded to all human (Abortion)(Bioethics)

Life is sacred and a gift from God (Euthanasia)(Punishment)(War)(Equality)

The body should be respected by keeping sex until marriage(Relationship)

“The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away”

Only God has the right to take life (Abortion) (Euthanasia) (Punishment) (Bioethics)

“Do not murder”

Against 10 commandments (Abortion) (Euthanasia) (Punishment)(War) (Bioethics)

“Even the hairs on our heads are numbered”

Matthew 9 tells how jesus went from village to village caring for and healing the sick. Focus should be on care for the dying rather than euthanasia (Euthanasia)

“There is a time for everything…a time to be born and a time to die”

A religious faith helps a person to die with dignity knowing God’s will. (Euthanasia)

God has a plan for everyone(Relationship)(Abortion)(Bioethics)

“Whoever sheds human blood, by human shall their blood be shed”

OT suggested that God created the capital punishment (Punishment)

Take revenge(War)

“The authorities that exist have been established by God”

Right to administer (Punishment)

“Do not repay anyone evil for evil”

Idea of not taking revenge (Punishment)(war)

“Let anyone of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her”

Jesus emphasises the need forgiveness (Punishment)

“Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth”

Take revenge (Punishment)(War)

“But let justice roll down like water, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream”

The bible emphasise the importance of justice (Punishment)

“live in peace with one another”

Jesus taught this (War)(Equality)

“A time for war and a time for peace”

Allowance for war for a JUST cause (war)

“Strive for peace with all your heart”

The psalmist emphasises the need for peace(war)(Equality)

“Love your neighbours as yourself”

Jesus’s teachings(War)(Equality)

“Do for others what you would have them do for you”

(Equality)

“Carry one another’s burdens’”

Caring for others(Equality)

“Man must not sperate what God has joined”

Marriage is permanent(Relationship)

“You shall not commit adultery”

Cheating goes against the 10 commandments (Relationship)

“Love is patient, love is Kind…”

Quality of love(Relationship)

“Respect your father and mother”

Children should be obedience (Relationship)

“Not treat their children in a way to make them angry”

Parents should respect their children (Relationship)

“With Christian discipline and instructions”

how they should bring their children up(Relationship)

1 Timothy

Emphasis on caring for the extended family