Introductory Session:- MY APPROACH TO MORALITY

Here are some statements about morality, (the rightness or wrongness of human actions). Answer "true" or "false" to the following statements. Then, decide if your answer is Christian or not.

True or False?

1. Something is all right if the majority thinks it is all right.

2. It is OK to drink alcohol before driving as long as no one gets hurt

3. I have the duty to give to the poor even if I have to deny myself some fun times.

4. It is OK for me to take supplies from an office if I don't take much .

5. People should be allowed to exclude anyone they want from their neighbourhood. .

6. I always have the duty to follow my conscience.

7. People should not feel unduly concerned about having so much material wealth. They should thank God for his blessings and not worry too much about giving a lot of their wealth away.

8. We must be just to people, that is, give them their due. But, we don't have to be charitable, that is, give them more than their due.

9. In quite a few cases known to me, premarital sexual activity is OK.

10. I have to love others but I don't have to like them.

Follow up Discussion

• a. Share your responses.
• b. What makes something Christian or un-Christian?

WHAT IS SIN? An exercise for group discussion.

Here are several definitions of sin. Rank them from (1) the best definition to (9) the least helpful definition.

• Sin is a breaking of God's law.
• Sin is a breaking of church law.
• Sin is going against one's conscience.
• Sin is the breaking of relationships.
• Sin is lack of love.
• Sin is being cold-hearted and stiff-necked.
• Sin is a refusal to grow.
• Sin is being more concerned with self than with others.
• Sin makes God and others objects rather than persons.
• Sin is the breaking of human laws and rules.