An Introduction to Biblical Ethics: Walking in the Way of Wisdom (Biblia.com)

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What should we do or not do? What attitudes, behavior and qualities are good? Can we be good without God? What is the highest good, the purpose of human existence? These are the questions the study of ethics seeks to answer. Unlike many approaches to ethics, this book foundationally turns to Scripture, going only as far as Scripture itself goes. The result is an overview of biblical ethics that...

Israel” (Rom 9:6; 11:26)—which includes engrafted Gentiles—for the fulfillment of this mission (Rom 11:16–24).11 What’s more, Jesus’ own claim to be “Lord,” “Son of God,” and “Savior”—titles used by Caesar—had political implications: if Jesus is Lord, then Caesar isn’t. So Jesus’ authority is far from apolitical, and the early Christians’ allegiance to Jesus as Lord would eventually bring the wrath of Rome against them. God’s reign (“kingdom”) has broken into history in the person and ministry of

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