Morality: Some Option of Morality

As I spoke with a friend a month ago who was so interested about some moral issues in life. She asked me the things that deal with life and death situation. However, before I move on to her inquiry - It is more important for us to know first, how human being deals with what is morally right and wrong. People have different views about morality, but for the Christians we based our beliefs on God’s revelation in Scripture.

Now, ethics can be understood as the philosophy of morality. It deals with what is morally right and wrong. Morality is concerned with our beliefs and judgments regarding right and wrong motives, attitudes and conduct. However, before we undertake the Christians ethics let us first look some various views contrast with a Christian view of morality.

According to Greek Philosopher Thrasymachus “justice is the interest of the stronger party” for him, the morally right is defined by who has the power. This kind of view is not widely acceptable because of several fatal flaws. One of the crucial flaws of this view is that they have no strong standard of the difference between power and goodness. A theory that might make right is corrupt which is evidentially proven by the history.

Another theory holds that the group of which one belongs determines what is morally right. In this theory of morality, derive from the community. Whatever the community say it will be the moral code and it is right. For them community demands the ethical commands. In this kind of view, we can say that every society can be able to create their own moral codes based on their common needs not based on the universal moral prescriptions. The main problem to here is that moral way cannot solve the conflict between different communities.

One Greek Philosopher creates another theory of morality. Protegra has claimed, “Man is the measure of all things.” A claimed means that each person’s own will is the standard for what is right and wrong. The morally right thing is depends on the perspective of every individual. This kind of view would eventually create chaos in a community. Every one of us can figure it out.

In terms of Christian view, morality derives from the characters and will of God. For the Christian the good is what God’s will. Whatever God wants us to do is definitely and absolutely good, contrary to His will is an act of evil. The will of God is ultimate and specifiable.

Christian believes that morality is based on the divine prescription. It is a God’s commands, revelation that is general, and special. (Romans 1:19-20, 2:12-15; Romans 2:18, 3:2). God reveal Himself both in nature and in scripture (Ps. 19:1-6; Ps. 19:7-14). Therefore, without any hesitation Christians recognize that God is the source of moral duty. In addition, even the unbeliever does not have moral laws in their minds stills they have it written in their hearts. (Romans 2:14-15).