Challenged today in Ethics, to think about what is specifically "Christian" in a biblical ethic. I've been thinking about this question all semester. Trying to look at it from different aspects. Came to the conclusion that if there is nothing exclusively Christian to my ethic, it's just another world view.
Was reading a blog from a friend of mine http://www.xanga.com/germanpancake , he brings up a good point regarding the fear of God. Some people criticize for using the word fear in connection with an all-loving God. To be honest, I think our generation could stand to be scared shitless. I'm not talking about terror. I'm talking about a supernatural instilled fear of the almighty. You know you're in a western country, whenever you can actually ask the question at a place of higher education: "Is there anything specifically Christian to the Christian Ethic?"
Truly, it is a good thought-tickler. But I'm done laughing. The shift of focus of the Church at large, to the more compassionate and fatherly aspects of God, were never meant to replace the almighty, holy, righteous, just and down right scary attributes of God.
If we are to appreciate, or even be motivated to give the love we have received, we must understand what we have rightfully earned. In the presence of that knowledge we need to tremble. Our heart will lead us down many a misguided path, if we're not trembling and serving. A healthy fear of God comes from recognizing His sovereignty, in the face of considering ones’ salvation. It is His gracious invitation to come, and your desperate yearning to belong to Him, which make you fear Him. If you don’t really want Him than leave it. Believing in God is not a hobby and we really don’t need any more benchwarmers in our already cozy god-loves-you, god-loves-me churches.
God is 100% gracious. But he’s not a pushover. That's the basis for a Christian Ethic: God and His sovereign will (not yours) in your life.
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