MAKING BIBLICAL DECISIONS
STUDY GUIDE 2.1
Lesson 2: The Normative Perspective: God & His Word
Section 1: God as Standard
               
OUTLINE FOR NOTES
               
Introduction
   
I. God as Standard
   
A. God in Himself
   
  1. Personal Attribute
   
  2. Ultimate Standard
   
B. God as Judge
   
C. Implications
   
               
REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Explain the illustration about the girl who wanted to eat candy just before meal time.

2. Make sure you have memorized Dr. Frame's definition of ethics, as found in lesson 1.

3. Explain what Dr. Frame means when he says that God is in Himself the ultimate standard for ethics.

4. Make sure you are familiar with the contents of the following Bible passages:

Mark 10:18
Daniel 4:37
Matthew 5:48

5. Why do some people think that God is not good? Explain the examples given in the lesson.                 

6. Make sure you are familiar with the contents of the following Bible passages:

1 Peter 1:15-16
Matthew 5:44-48
1 John 1:7

               
APPLICATION QUESTIONS
               
1. Do you tend to think about ethical standards as being absolute and in some sense above God? Has this lesson changed your thinking about that? Explain.

2. What if you thought that God wanted you to do something that somehow didn't seem quite right to you? How would you deal with that conflict? Explain why. Explain how this shows your process of making ethical decisions.

3. Have any of the passages quoted in the lesson spoken to you in a special way? Explain how.