Results tagged “morality” from Beacon Community Church

John Mury examines C.S. Lewis’ statement that Christianity does not replace secular morality, and that Christianity adds little to the morality of the world or the morality of other religions. John then looks at some examples of how small differences can mean radically different outcomes. The difference between a chimpanzee and a human genetically is just a few percentage points, but that small amount makes a huge difference. Likewise, Christianity’s small differences in morality lead to radically different outcomes and views.

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Continuing our Back to Basics series, John Mury examines all the dimensions of Christian morality. Whereas most people think of morality primarily as a series of rules governing behavior and interactions with others, this is only a side effect of Christianity according to C.S. Lewis. There are three dimensions to Christian morality: outward, inward, and upward. John explores how the later two dimensions affect everything in our lives—but how these are the dimensions we often completely ignore.

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