Reviving Biblical Morality

Reviving Biblical Morality

The Ascension Team

Biblical knowledge is key when it comes to understanding morality. Today, Dave “Brave New” VanVickle and I discuss why depriving young people of Biblical stories negatively affects their moral reasoning skills as they grow up. We brainstorm ways we can revive Biblical morality in a culture that has disconnected morality from the Bible, and reduced it to pure emotions

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“We need to revive Biblical morality in a culture that has disconnected morality from the Bible and reduced it to pure emotions."

Highlights

  • There is a profound lack of Biblical knowledge among Catholic young people. We need to deepen their Biblical knowledge.
  • If you don't understand Scripture, you don’t understand Jesus. If you don’t understand Jesus you don’t understand Salvation. Without this knowledge, you don't know how to relate with others on a moral level.
  • We need to learn how to teach moral reasoning skills and not just principles.
  • Depriving our children of Biblical stories and narratives is negatively affecting their moral reasoning skills. Many young people today do not know how to navigate moral claims. Morality has been reduced to pure emotions. We need to pass down the resources they need to evaluate moral claims.
  • Using Biblical scholarship is important in order to set the historical stage of the stories in the Bible.
  • Biblical stories do not always use emotional appeals to convey truths.
  • Referencing psychology, history, and theology is helpful as we try to understand the Bible.

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Ascension is proud to partner with authentically Catholic institutions and organizations committed to spreading the Gospel. Learn more about the sponsor of this episode, Ave Maria University.

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