Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 6005 You have probably heard it said that “all sins are equal in God’s eyes.” It sounds humble and is often used to prevent us from looking down on others whose sins seem worse than our own. But is it actually true? Does Scripture teach that telling a white lie is the same as…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 05023 Personhood is one of the most consequential questions in ethics, because the answer determines who is protected, who is excluded, and on what basis. It is also a question where the biblical account and the dominant contemporary accounts diverge in ways that have immediate practical consequences. The disagreement is not merely about timing…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 05022 Human dignity is one of those phrases that appears constantly in public debate, appealed to by people across very different ethical traditions, and meaning rather different things depending on who is using it. For that reason it is worth being precise about what the phrase means in a biblical framework, and why it…