APOL 330 Quiz 4
APOL 330 Quiz 4 Liberty University
- When it comes to moral behaviors, C. S. Lewis prefers talking about rules and obedience, not “ideals” and “idealism.”
- According to Lewis, “The human machine goes wrong” both when human individuals drift apart from one another and when things go wrong inside the individual
- Morality is concerned with harmony between individuals and within oneself, but not interested in the general purpose of human life
- When it comes to cardinal virtues vs theological virtues, cardinal virtues are those which all civilized people recognize while theological virtues are those that only Christians know about
- According to Lewis virtues are really only applicable to this present life
- In Lewis’ view, the cardinal virtue of temperance requires that Christians give up drinking
- Christ did not come to preach any brand new morality
- Lewis believes that if a society existed that could be visited [in the present] that was like New Testament Christianity, very few would like the whole thing. Instead, they would be attracted to bits and pieces
- Charity, while important, is not an essential part of Christian morality for Lewis
- Lewis argues that we will never get a Christian society unless most of us become Christian individuals. This means that believers must prioritize personal evangelism for now and hold off on societal engagement for later
- Psychoanalysis itself is not contradictory to Christianity
- When it comes to human progress, psychoanalysis is prepared and equipped to improve all of mankind’s moral decision making
- Lewis states “Good people know about both good and evil: bad people do not know about either”
- Which of the following is the most unpopular of the Christian virtues (trumped only by “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”)
- “Christianity is almost the only one of the great religions which thoroughly approves of the
- Lewis believes that when it comes to sex, the real conflict is not between Christianity and nature, but between Christian principles and other principles in the control of ‘nature.’
- Unchastity is the supreme vice
- Lewis asserts that the Christian rule of Chastity is the same thing as the social rule of ‘modesty.’
- Being in love is a good thing, but it is not he best thing
- Cultivating the thrill of good things so as to prolong the excitement it brings is encouraged by Lewis
- Pride is purely spiritual and consequently it is far more subtle and deadly
- Lewis believes that Christians who practice hope in the next world are more useful in the present world
- Lewis believed that if you aim at earth you might just get heaven.
- According to Lewis, the human mind is completely ruled by reason
- Lewis thinks it is essential to remember/discover/know the moment that you reached the following conclusion about faith in God—“You must do this, I can’t” (i.e. your conversion)
Set 2
- When it comes to moral behaviors, S. Lewis prefers talking about rules and obedience, not “ideals” and “idealism.”
- Moral breakdown occurs both when human individuals drift apart from one another and when things go wrong inside the individual
- Morality is concerned with harmony between individuals and within oneself, but not interested in the general purpose of human life
- When it comes to cardinal virtues vs theological virtues, cardinal virtues are those which all civilized people recognize while theological virtues are those that only Christians know about
- In Lewis’ view, the cardinal virtue of temperance requires the Christians give up drinking
- According to Lewis virtues are really only applicable to this present life
- Christ did not come to preach any brand new morality
- Lewis believes that when people observe what went on in the early church, very few believers today would like the whole Instead, they are attracted to bits and pieces
- Charity, while important, is not an essential part of Christian morality for Lewis
- Lewis argues that we will never get a Christian society unless most of us become Christian This means that believers must prioritize personal evangelism for now and hold off on societal engagement for later
- Psychoanalysis itself is not contradictory to Christianity
- When it comes to human progress, psychoanalysis is prepared and equipped to improve mankind’s moral decision making
- Lewis states “Good people know about both good and evil: bad people do not know about either”
- Which of the following is the most unpopular of the Christian virtues (trumped only by “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself”)
- “Christianity is almost the only one of the great religions which thoroughly approves of the “
- Lewis believes that when it comes to sex, the real conflict is not between Christianity and nature, but between Christian principles and other principles in the control of ‘nature.’
- Unchastity is the supreme vice
- When the Bible says that “the two become one flesh” Lewis believes this to be referring only to physical union
- Being in love is a good thing, but it is not he best thing
- Cultivating the thrill of good things so as to prolong the excitement it brings is encouraged by Lewis
- Pride is purely spiritual and consequently it is far more subtle and deadly
- Lewis believes that Christians who practice hope in the next world are more useful in the present world
- The lack of total satisfaction in the earth as it presently exists is a cause of grave concern for Lewis
- According to Lewis, the human mind is completely ruled by reason
- Lewis thinks it is helpful to remember/discover/know the moment that you reached the following conclusion about faith in God—“You must do this, I can’t” (i.e. your conversion)