Christian Ethics: Living a Life That Is Pleasing to God, rev. ed.

by Wayne Grudem

Publisher:

Crossway

, 2024

Overview

What Does the Bible Teach about How to Live in Today’s World?

How should Christians live when the surrounding culture is increasingly hostile to Christian moral values? Granted, the Bible is our guide―but how can we know if we are interpreting it rightly with regard to ethical questions about wealth and poverty, marriage and divorce, birth control, abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, ethical business practices, environmental stewardship, and dozens of other issues? And on a very practical level, how can we know God’s will in the ordinary decisions of life?

To address questions like these, Wayne Grudem, author of the bestselling book Systematic Theology, draws on 40 years of teaching classes in ethics to write this wide-ranging introduction to biblical moral reasoning, organized according to the structure of the Ten Commandments. He issues a challenging call for Christians to live lives of personal holiness and offers a vision of the Christian life that is full of joy and blessing through living each day in a way that is pleasing to God.

Written by Wayne Grudem: Bestselling author of Systematic Theology and the What the Bible Says About series

Biblical and Applicable: Teaches readers how to protect 7 central tenets of God’s law: God’s honor, human authority, life, marriage, property, truth, and purity of heart

Accessible: An ideal textbook for Christian college and seminary ethics classes, with straightforward language and a bibliography for the topic at the end of each chapter

Key Features

• An ideal textbook for Christian college and seminary ethics classes
• Draws on 40 years of teaching classes in ethics
• Teaches readers how to protect 7 central tenets of God’s law

Contents

• Abbreviations
• Illustrations
• Preface
• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Protecting God’s Honor
• Part 3: Protecting Human Authority
• Part 4: Protecting Human Life
• Part 5: Protecting Marriage
• Part 6: Protecting Property
• Part 7: Protecting Purity of Heart
• Appendix A: Should We Move Beyond the New Testament to a Better Ethic?
• Appendix B: Ethical Systems: Secular and Christian
• Appendix C: A Partial List of Christlike Character Traits or “Virtues”
• Appendix D: A Critique of “Theonomy”
• Appendix E: Scripture Versions Cited
• Glossary
• Name Index
• Hymn Index
• Scripture Index
• Subject Index

Praise for Christian Ethics

Wayne Grudem and I have always been on the same page, both in theology and in theological method. Christian Ethics has all the excellent features of his Systematic Theology: biblical fidelity, comprehensiveness, clarity, practical application, and interaction with other writers. His exhortations drive the reader to worship the triune God. I hope the book gets the wide distribution and enthusiastic response that it deserves.

—John M. Frame, Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary

This is the best all-around book on Christian ethics I’m aware of, and I require it as the primary textbook for my course on biblical ethics. Grudem writes in his characteristic style: clear, logical, accessible, and (usually!) persuasive.

—Andy Naselli, Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament, Bethlehem College & Seminary; Elder, The North Church, Mounds View, Minnesota

This nearly exhaustive treatment of Christian ethics is destined to become the standard evangelical text for many years to come. It is wide-ranging, thoughtful, and unafraid to engage with controversial issues and with those who take a different approach. Regardless of whether one can side with Grudem on each topic, all of us can benefit immensely from his lucid presentation. There is hardly an ethical issue he doesn’t address, and I will be consulting his work regularly for wisdom and guidance on a variety of matters that the church faces in a morally decadent and confused world. Highly recommended!

—Sam Storms, Founder and President, Enjoying God Ministries

Product Details

• Title: Christian Ethics: Living a Life That Is Pleasing to God, rev. ed.
• Author: Wayne Grudem
• Publisher: Crossway
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 1328
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Christian ethics
• ISBNs: 9781433590863, 9781433590849, 1433590840, 1433590867
• Resource ID: LLS:9781433590863
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-11-07T19:26:17Z

About Wayne Grudem

Wayne Grudem is a New Testament scholar turned theologian, author, and research professor of Bible and theology at Phoenix Seminary, Arizona. He earned a BA from Harvard University, an MDiv from Westminster Theological Seminary, and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. In 2001 Grudem moved to Phoenix Seminary after having taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School for more than twenty years where he was also the chairman of the Department of Biblical and Systematic Theology.