Of Christian virtues and how it leads to a good virtuous life.
How does Jesus' teachings cover forgiveness and repentance?
Jesus gave many demonstrations, for example, the parable of the lost son - selfish lifestyle, realises that his only hope if to return to his fathers house and beg forgiveness.
The parable highlights how hard it is to forgive and recognises that true forgiveness is hard, when asked Jesus how many times a sin should be forgiven it is answered 70 times 7.
How does Jesus' teachings cover motive and inner purity?
taught that morality is about developing character.
In the sermon on the mount, by resisting lust, a person is not led to commit adultery.
What does C.S Lewis argue?
against the view that Jesus was merely a teacher of wisdom.
the claim to forgive sins, can only come from God, so Jesus was either God, insane etc, cannot just only be a moral teacher.
Yet, could be argued that Jesus himself honestly deluded and honest mistake of divinity, but delusion not affect his moral reasoning so is just merely a human teacher of wisdom, incorrectly thought himself divine.
What does Hick claim?
Not the son of God, just a human moral role model.
