Rights and Responsibilities

Rights and Responsibilities

1. Using the Bible as a basis for making moral decisions

   • Bible is the word of God, so it is God's guidance to people
   • Contains God's teachings on how to behave
   • The Bible contains the teachings of Jesus on how to live
   • It also contains letters from the leading disciples of Jesus about how Christians should behave

2. The authority of the church as a basis for making moral decisions

   • Church is the body of Christ, so it must have the same authority as Christ
   • The Church is guided by God in making decisions on today's moral issues
   • Guidance of Church helps christians not be so confused about what to do