Christian Ethics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Christian Ethics<br><br>Christian ethics are a systematic study of the duties of Christians as individuals and in society. It differs from general ethics in that it takes express cognisance of the Christian facts, forces, and motives. Thus, primarily at least, it is ethics for Christians. It differs from Christian doctrine in that it considers the Christian man or the Christian society as the agent in well-doing, though helped and inspired by God, whereas doctrine rather studies God as the doer of all things in providence and redemption.<br><br>We must not expect too much from Christian ethics. If systematic knowledge could save, the law, not the gospel, would be the way of redemption. Neither Christ nor St. Paul deals in ethical system; almost the only approach to it in the New Testament being the table of family duties in Colossians, Ephesians, and I. Peter.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.