__What does the Bible teach about how to live in today's world?__

Best-selling author and professor Wayne Grudem distills over forty years of teaching experience into a single volume aimed at helping readers apply a biblical worldview to difficult ethical issues, including wealth and poverty, marriage and divorce, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, business practices, environmental stewardship, telling the truth, knowing God's will, understanding Old Testament laws, and more.

Best-selling author Wayne Grudem explains in detail what the whole Bible says about living as a Christian in this highly practical, biblically based volume on Christian ethics.

Wayne Grudem

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Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Abbreviations

Illustrations

Preface

Part 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction to Christian Ethics

Chapter 2 The Ultimate Basis for Ethics: The Moral Character of God

Chapter 3 Our Source of Ethical Standards: The Bible

Chapter 4 The Goal of Ethics: Living for the Glory of God

Chapter 5 The Joys and Blessings of Obedience to God and the Harmful Consequences of Sin

Chapter 6 How to Know God’s Will: Factors to Consider in Making Ethical Decisions

Chapter 7 Christians Will Never Have to Choose the “Lesser Sin”

Chapter 8 How Should Christians Use the Old Testament for Ethical Guidance?

Part 2 Protecting God’s Honor

Chapter 9 No Other Gods

Chapter 10 No Carved Images

Chapter 11 Purity of Speech

Chapter 12 Lying and Telling the Truth

Chapter 13 The Sabbath Commandment

Part 3 Protecting Human Authority

Chapter 14 Authority of Parents

Chapter 15 Equality and Leadership in Marriage

Chapter 16 Civil Government

Chapter 17 Other Authorities

Part 4 Protecting Human Life

Chapter 18 Capital Punishment

Chapter 19 War

Chapter 20 Self- Defense

Chapter 21 Abortion

Chapter 22 Euthanasia

Chapter 23 Suicide

Chapter 24 Aging and Death

Chapter 25 Racial Discrimination

Chapter 26 Health

Chapter 27 Alcohol and Drugs

Part 5 Protecting Marriage

Chapter 28 Marriage

Chapter 29 Birth Control

Chapter 30 Infertility, Reproductive Technology, and Adoption

Chapter 31 Pornography

Chapter 32 Divorce and Remarriage

Chapter 33 Homosexuality and Transgenderism

Part 6 Protecting Property

Chapter 34 Property: The Goodness and Necessity of Private Ownership of Property

Chapter 35 Work, Rest, Vacations, and Retirement

Chapter 36 Increasing Prosperity: Is More Prosperity a Good Thing?

Chapter 37 Poverty and Wealth

Chapter 38 Personal Financial Stewardship

Chapter 39 Borrowing, Lending, and the Question of Debt

Chapter 40 Business Ethics

Chapter 41 Stewardship of the Environment

Part 7 Protecting Purity of Heart

Chapter 42 Purity of Heart

Appendix A Should We Move Beyond the New Testament to a Better Ethic?

Appendix B Scripture Versions Cited

Glossary

Name Index

Hymn Index

Scripture Index

Subject Index

__What does the Bible teach about how to live in today’s world?__

Best-selling author and professor Wayne Grudem distills over forty years of teaching experience into a single volume aimed at helping readers apply a biblical worldview to difficult ethical issues, including wealth and poverty, marriage and divorce, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, business practices, environmental stewardship, telling the truth, knowing God’s will, understanding Old Testament laws, and more.

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