ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF EXODUS 20:13-17 AND THE INTEGRITY OFCHURCH LEADERS
ThematterofintegrityisverycriticaltoChurchleadership.BecauseofthevaluepeoplegenerallyhaveforreligionandChristianityspecifically,Churchleadersareusuallyheldinhighesteem.TherespectbothChristiansandnon-ChristianshaveforChurchleadersdemandsthattheyliveabovereproach.Unfortunately,themoraldecadenceanddecl...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2019
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Religions' educator
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 104-112 |
Further subjects: | B
Ethics
B Leadership B Church B Morality B Integrity |
Summary: | ThematterofintegrityisverycriticaltoChurchleadership.BecauseofthevaluepeoplegenerallyhaveforreligionandChristianityspecifically,Churchleadersareusuallyheldinhighesteem.TherespectbothChristiansandnon-ChristianshaveforChurchleadersdemandsthattheyliveabovereproach.Unfortunately,themoraldecadenceanddeclineinethicallivingstandardsofthesocietyareincreasinglymakingitdifficultforChurchleaderstoalsoliveright,andasaresult,manyChristianleadersaremessingupintheirrespectiveleadershipinthefamily,Church,andsocietyatlarge.ThesituationhasgivenavoicetomanycriticsoftheChurchandherleadersandthismenaceneedstobequicklyaddressed.Althoughthesocietyisdeterioratingondailybasis,God’sstandardforalifeofintegritybyChristiansandespeciallyChristianleadersremainsunchanged.TheDecaloguecontainsalotofthesebiblicalinjunctionsforanexemplarylifestyleofChurchleaders.Theauthorsareoftheopinionthat,ifChurchleaderscanliveright,thesocietywouldbebetter.Thiswork,therefore,usingexegeticalandhermeneuticaltoolswillcriticallyexaminetheethicalimplicationsofExodus20:13-17astheyrelate to the integrity of Church leaders. |
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ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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