Ethics

GB303 Who’s in Charge Here? (Luke 6:44)

GB304 Has God Changed His Mind? (Matt. 5:16‑20)

GB305 How is the Old Testament Old? (Heb. 8:13—10:1)

GB306 No King But Caesar? (John 19:15)

GB307 When is Punishment Criminal? (Heb. 2:1‑4)

GB308 The Law: To Criticize or Obey? (James 4:1‑12)

GB309 Do We Need External Rules in Christian Ethics?

GB310 God’s Law as a Pattern for Social Righteousness

GB311 The Current Question of Homosexuality

GB312 The Current Question of Capital Punishment

GB313 Social Ethics and the Westminster Confession of Faith

GB314 Abortion and General Questions and Answers

GB1044 What is the Place of God’s Law in the Life of a Christian?

GB1045 What Difference Does It Make?

GB1046 What Did Jesus Say About It?

GB1047 Questions & Answers

GB1746 Christ’s Lordship and Law

GB1747 Continuity Between the Old and New Testaments

GB1748 Comprehensive Applicability of the Lord’s Law

GB892 The Source of Wars (James 3:13 ‑ 4:10)

GB893 The Conducting of Wars (Deut. 20)

GB894 The End of Wars (Isa. 2:2‑4, 9:2‑7, 11:1‑9)

GB326 ESP2 Part One

GB327 ESP2 Part Two

GB328 ESP2 Part Three

GB1726 I Did It My Way (Ps. 119; Matt. 5:6, 8)

GB1727 I Fought the Law and the Law Won

GB1728 What the Law Says to You

GB1729 Questions and Answers

GB501 Private Property: A God‑given Right (Ex. 20:15)

GB502 Free Market: Disciplined Allocation of Scarce Resources (Matt. 25:14‑30)

GB503 Wealth: Blessing and Temptation (Selected verses)

GB504 Tithes and Taxes (Rom. 13:1‑7)

GB505 The Poor and the Demands of Charity (1 John 3:13‑18)

GB506 Honest Money (Isa. 1)

GB507 Debt and Usury, (Luke 4:17‑21)

GB508 Labor and Leisure (Labor Day) (Ex. 20:1‑17)

GB509 Varieties of Thievery (Matt. 6:9‑15)

GB277a Ethical Vocabulary and Reasoning

GB277b Ethical Vocabulary and Reasoning (part 2)

GB278a Metaethics

GB278b Metaethics (part 2)

GB279a Absolutes and Relevance

GB279b Absolutes and Relevance (part 2)

GB280a Criteria of Good Works

GB280b Criteria of Good Works (part 2)

GB281a Situational Perspective in Ethics

GB281b Situational Perspective in Ethics (part 2)

GB282a Situational Perspective in Ethics (cont.)

GB282b Situational Perspective in Ethics (cont., part 2)

GB283a Situational Perspective in Ethics (cont.)

GB283b Situational Perspective in Ethics (cont., part 2)

GB284a Personalistic Ethics

GB284b Personalistic Ethics (part 2)

GB285a Personalistic Ethics (cont.)

GB285b Personalistic Ethics (cont., part 2)

GB286a Normative Ethics (Law)

GB286b Normative Ethics (Law) (part 2)

GB287a Normative Ethics

GB287b Normative Ethics (part 2)

GB288a The Unity of the Law

GB288b The Unity of the Law (part 2)

GB289a Relation of Old and New Covenants

GB289b Relation of Old and New Covenants (part 2)

GB290a Moral, Ceremonial, Judicial Law

GB290b Moral, Ceremonial, Judicial Law (part 2)

GB291a Cultural Mandate and Great Commission

GB291b Cultural Mandate and Great Commission (part 2)

GB292a Application of Biblical Law

GB292b Application of Biblical Law (part 2)

GB293 Application of Ten Commandments

GB294 Exposition of Ten Commandments

GB952 God’s Word—Source of All True Ethics

GB953 The Scope of Ethics; Rules of Ethical Reasoning

GB954 Failure of Secular Ethics: Existential, Consequential, Normative, Plato

GB955 Kant, Mill, Sartre

GB956 Absolute Ethics vs. Cultural Relativism

GB957 Proof of Man’s Responsibility

GB958 Responsibility & Removal of Moral Pollution

GB959 Means of Sanctification: the Word, Prayer, Sacraments, Providence

GB960 Models of Sanctification; The Goal of Ethics

GB961 Opportunities & Dangers of the Human Condition; Decision-Making

GB962 Decision-Making; Asceticism

GB963 Cultural Mandate or Evangelism?; Grace or Law

GB964 How Much of the Law is Binding?—part I

GB965 How Much of the Law is Binding?—part II

GB966 New Covenant Ability to Keep the Old; Scripture Our Norm

GB967 The Weaker Brother; Israel’s Law Eternal for All

GB968 By What Standard Should Rulers Rule?

GB969 False Theories of Social Justice

GB970 Capital Punishment; State Authority

GB971a Modern Dilemmas: 1st and 2nd Commandments

GB971b Modern Dilemmas: 1st and 2nd Commandments (cont.)

GB972a Modern Dilemmas: 2nd and 3rd Commandments

GB972b Modern Dilemmas: 2nd and 3rd Commandments (cont.)

GB973 Modern Dilemmas: 3rd Commandment

GB974a Modern Dilemmas: 6th Commandment

GB974b Modern Dilemmas: 6th Commandment (part 2)

GB975 Modern Dilemmas: 6th Commandment (cont.)

GB976a Modern Dilemmas: 7th Commandment

GB976b Modern Dilemmas: 7th Commandment (part 2)

GB977 Modern Dilemmas: Various Issues

GB256 Introduction to the Philosophy of Ethics

GB257 Introduction to the Philosophy of Ethics (cont.)

GB258 The Goal of Ethics

GB259 The Goal of Ethics (cont.)

GB260 The Goal of Ethics (cont.) and The Moral Law

GB261 Personal Perspective of Ethics

GB262 The Motive of Christian Ethics

GB263 The Motive of Christian Ethics (cont.)

GB264 The Standard of Christian Ethics

GB265 The Unity of Biblical Ethics

GB266 Christ and Culture

GB267 Christ and Culture (cont.)

GB268 Church and State

GB269 Church and State (cont.)

GB270 Theonomic View of Penology

GB271 Theonomic View of Warfare

GB272 Introduction: Ten Commandments

GB273 The First Commandment

GB274 Exposition of the Ten Commandments

GB275 Exposition of the Ten Commandments

GB276 Exposition of the Ten Commandments

GB1136 Lord Over Education

GB1137 Lord Over Reasoning

GB1138 Lord Over the Future

GB1139 Lord of Salvation and Life

GB1140 Lord Over Law and Society

GB1141 Lord of Lords, King of Kings

GB1142 Lord of the Covenant

GB1143 Conference Questions and Answers

GB1312 Crown Him with Many Crowns

GB1316 Misbegotten Compassion

GB1313 The Rule by Which He Reigns

GB1317 All Wrong About “Rights”

GB1314 The Revitalization of Russia—and U.S. Too

GB1318 Questions & Answers

GB1315 An Economic Barometer of our Political Illness

GB295a Why Christians Should Be Concerned

GB295b Why Christians Should Be Concerned (part 2)

GB296 Survey of Christian Political Theory

GB297 Function and Purpose of the State

GB298 Function and Purpose of the State (cont.)

GB299a God’s Will for the State

GB299b God's Will for the State (part 2)

GB300 God’s Will for the State (cont.)

GB301a Church/State Separation and Enforcement of Morals

GB301b Church/State Separation and Enforcement of Morals (part 2)

GB302 Welfare and Capital Punishment

GB911a Pornography, Obscenity, Censorship

GB911b Pornography, Obscenity, Censorship (part 2)

GB927 Gun Control Legislation: Panel discussion on CBS Program “Today’s Religion”

GB351 Racial Discrimination

GB1324a Civil Rights in Christian Perspective— Oklahoma State University

GB1324b Civil Rights in Christian Perspective--Oklahoma State University (part 2)

GB1325 Civil Rights in Christian Perspective— Oklahoma State University (cont.)

GB1319 Operation Rescue Dialog with Richard Cast—Life Line (Craig Roberts, host)

GB1285 ESG Part One

GB1286 ESG Part Two

GB1150 ESH Radio Dialog 1

GB1465 ESH Radio Dialog 2

GB1151 ESH Radio Dialog 3

GB1752 Welfare and Warfare: Should Government Do it All?

GB1753 Do Gays Have Rights?

GB1754 Abortion and Other Violence

GB1755 Why Johnny Can’t Pray

GB1336 The True Sovereign and Genuine Liberation (at Evangelist Baptist Church)

GB1337 Religious Absolutism, Christian Exclusivity & Political Liberty (at International Conference on Religious Liberty)

GB1338 The Revitalization of Russia at Ratio (Moscow City Council Bldg)

GB1339 Higher Law, Limited Government (at State Humanities Academy of Russia)

GB1340 Dostoevski’s Problem of Evil (at Russian Orthodox University)

GB1341 Marxist Anthropology and Economic Reality (at Philosopher’s Assoc.: The Institute of Man)

GB1342 The Irrationality of Atheism (at State Humanities Academy of Russia)

GB1343 Religious Guidance for Human Values in the Russian Military (at International Conference on Humanization of the Military)

GB347 Engineering With the Genetics of Life (2 Cor. 5:17)

GB348 Sex Without Persons

GB349 Artificial Insemination and Genetic Engineering

GB350 Suicide and Euthanasia

GB351 Racial Discrimination

GB352 Capital Punishment

GB353 An Ethic for War

GB354 Civil Disobedience in Christian Schools

GB1666 The Need for a Christian Political Stance

GB1667 The City of God vs. The City of Man

GB1668 The Function of the State: Law, Justice & Welfare Theory

GB1669 The Function of the State: Law &Order Theory, Law & Social Justice Theory

GB1670 The Proper Place of the State in the Ordering of Creation

GOD’S WILL FOR THE STATE:

GB1671 Secret Directive Theory; Unqualified Identification Theory; Cautious Approach

GB1672 Prophetic Will of God; Ideological & Specific Chronology Conceptions

GB1673 Revolutionary Subordination View; Anabaptists

GB1674 Neo-Conservative

PHILOSOPHY OF THE STATE:

GB1675 The Power Theory

GB1676 Traditionalism Theory; True Self Theory; Natural Law Theory

GB1677 Classical Contract Theory; Contemporary Contract Theory

GB1678 Anarchism; Marxism

VARIOUS CHRISTIAN APPROACHES:

GB1679 Thematic Approaches—Cosmonomic

GB1680 Thematic Approaches—Teleological

GB1681 Textual Approaches—Dispensationalism, Puritan Theocratic Ideal

PROBLEMS IN POLITICAL ETHICS:

GB1682 Separation of Church & State

GB1683 Separation of Church & State; Enforcement of Morals

GB1684 Enforcement of Morals; Welfare

GB1685 Enforcement of Morals; Capital Punishment

GB1639 Importance of Personal Ethics

GB1640 Pitfalls in Moral Reasoning

GB1641 What is Ethics?

GB1642 Descriptive Ethics, Normative Ethics, Meta-ethics

GB1643 Criteria for Good Works

GB1644 Interdependence of Three Ethical Perspectives

GB1645 Dispositional Ethics—Existentialism

GB1646 Moral Responsibility

GB1647 Moral Values—Cardinal Virtues

GB1648 What is Holiness?

GB1649 Definitive and Progressive Sanctification

GB1650 The Goal, Agency and Means of Sanctification

GB1651 God’s and Man’s Role in Sanctification

GB1652 Aberrant Views: Rome, Plymouth Brethren, Perfectionism

GB1653 Aberrant Views: Victorious Life and Keswick

GB1654 Ethical Epistemology

GB1655 Ethical Decision-Making

GB1656 Conscience and Emotions in Sanctification

GB1657 Motivations to Holiness

GB1686 Importance of Ethics & Ethical Apologetics

GB1687 Introduction to Eastern Ethical Systems

GB1688 Abstract and Formalist Deontologist

GB1689 Cynicism; Stoicism; Neo-Platonism; Rationalism

GB1690 Rationalism; Intuitivism; QuasiDeontologist

GB1691 Topical Questions to Christian Normative Ethics

GB1692 Foundations: Nomianism vs. Antinomianism

GB1693 Foundations: Nomianism vs. Antinomianism (cont.)

GB1694 The Revelatory Word as Our Norm for Living

GB1695 Validity of Old Testament Law

GB1696 Validity of Old Testament Law (cont.)

GB1697 Modern Application of O.T. Social & Political Ethics

GB1698 Continuity & Discontinuity Between O.T. & N.T.

GB1699 Six Necessary Characteristics of a Theonomist

GB1700 Critics & Criticisms of Theonomy

GB1701 Critics & Criticisms of Theonomy (cont.)

GB1702 Critics & Criticisms of Theonomy (cont.)

GB1703 Critics & Criticisms of Theonomy (cont.)

GB1704 Sufficiency & Unity of Scripture

GB1705 Scope of Scripture; Proper & Improper Functions of God’s Law

GB1706 Situational/Consequential Ethics

GB1707 Metaethics: Introduction

GB1708 Metaethics: Teleological, Rationalism, Hedonism, Atomism

GB1709 Metaethics: Epicurus, Aristotle, Marx

GB1710 Metaethics: Nietzsche, Pragmatism, Spinoza, Locke, Moore

GB1711 Metaethics: Sidwick, Bentham, Mill, Utilitarianism

GB1712 Metaethics: Sidwick, Bentham, Mill, Utilitarianism, Egoism

GB1713 Egoism (cont.)

GB1714 Relativism; The Theology of Consequential Ethics

GB1715 Relationship of Eschatology to Ethics

GB1716 Relationship of Eschatology to Ethics (cont.)

GB1717 Relationship of Eschatology to Ethics (cont.)

GB1718 Social Ethics and Natural Environment

GB1719 The Aesthetic Life

GB1720 The Aesthetic Life: Modern Monasticism

GB1721 The Aesthetic Life: Critique of Chantry

GB1722 Problems in Consequential Ethics: Natural Law

GB1723 Natural Law (cont.); Conflicting Ethical Duties: Lesser of Two Evils

GB1724 Conflicting Ethical Duties: Joseph Fletcher and Situationalism

GB1725 Conflicting Ethical Duties: Hierarchialism

GB1658 General Biblical Principles—Artificial Insemination

GB1659 Artificial Insemination (cont.)

GB1660 Genetic Engineering

GB1661 Abortion

GB1662 Euthanasia

GB1663 Euthanasia—part I

GB1664 Euthanasia—part II

GB1665 Irreversible Comatose, Living Will, Brain Death

GB978 Christian Reconstructionism—part I

GB979 Christian Reconstructionism—part II

GB980 Just War Theory (there's also a video)

GB1154 EST3 Part One

GB1155 EST3 Part Two

GB515 EST4 Part One

GB516 EST4 Part Two

GB517 EST4 Part Three

GB518 EST4 Part Four

GB332 Answer to Meridith Kline

GB333 Hermeneutical Criticisms

GB334 Law Categorization Arguments

GB335 Exegetical Criticisms

GB336 Church/State Criticisms

GB337 Penal Sanction Criticisms

GB947 ESW2 Part One

GB948 ESW2 Part Two

GB1489 The Grace of Law

GB1490 Law and Disgrace

GB1491 Law and Wisdom

GB329 ESL6 Part One

GB330 ESL6 Part Two

GB331 ESL6 Part Three

RW140 The Sabbath Founded in Creation

RW141 The Sabbath Redeemed and Restored

RW142 The Sabbath: A Sign of Covenant Liberty

RW143 Which Day is the Sabbath?

RW144 Principle of Sabbath-Keeping (by Dr. Greg Bahnsen GB1437)

RW145 Panel Discussion on Sabbath-Keeping (Wagner, Bahnsen, Scipione)

RW146 The Lord of the Sabbath