So ethical and moral questions about things like, Drinking and Driving are answered in the Bible? If not,?

Question

wouldn't we need an updated code of ethics to deal with it?

Answer 1

No, I don't think we need an updated code of ethics so much as we need citizens who have respect for the law.

Answer 2

No, we don't need an "updated code of ethics" to deal with something like drunk driving.

Christian morals and ethics have always called us to love our neighbors as ourselves. When we endanger the public by driving drunk, we are not displaying love for our neighbors.

There are lots of things -- drunk driving, peeing on someone's living room floor, hacking into people's computers -- that aren't specifically mentioned in the Bible. But the Bible already has teachings that cover these issues.

Answer 3

Religions like to hold themselves out as repositories of moral wisdom, but such claims are bogus, if for no other reason than that the books are full of errors and inconsistencies. Where, then, shall we obtain a moral code? Evolution does nicely; it applies to societies as well as species, and a society with a sound moral code will survive preferentially to one that does not. The criterion for an ethical judgment then becomes: is the proposed action beneficial to society, detrimental to society, or neither? It is obvious that drinking and driving is by this standard unethical: you may damage someone's property, or cause death or injury.

Answer 4

Please look this up.

Ephesians 5:18 Don't be drunk with wine because that will ruin your life. Instead, let the holy spirit fill and control you.

Romans 13:11-14 Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don't live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light. We should be decent and true in everything we do, so that everyone can approve of our behavior. Don't participate in wild parties, or in adultery and immoral living or in fighting and jealousy. But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.

Luke 22: 34-36 (this is Jesus speaking)........"Watch out!" Don't let me find you living in careless ease and drunkeness, and filled with the worries of this life. Don't let that day catch you unaware, as in a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth. Keep a constant watch. And pray that, if possible you may escape these horrors and stand before the Son of Man.

Isaiah 5: 22-23 Destruction is certain for those who are heroes when it comes to drinking, who boast about all the liquor they can hold. They take bribes to pervert justice. They let the wicked go free while punishing the innocent.

Proverbs 23: 29-35 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? It is the one who spends long hours in the taverns, trying out new drinks. Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you. For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper. You will see hallucinations, and you wll say crazy things. You will stagger like a sailor tossed at sea., clinging to a swaying mast. And you will say, "They hit me, but I didn't feel it. I didn't even know it when they beat me up. When will I wake up so I can have another drink?

Proverbs 21: 17 Those who love pleasure become poor; wine and luxury are not the way to riches.

Proverbs 20: 1 Wine produces mockers, liquor leads to brawls. Whoever is led astray by drink cannot be wise.

I hoped this help.

Angela

Answer 5

Actually the basic moral issues underlying drinking and driving are covered. There are admonitions to moderation. The Bible talks about manslaughter, treating others well, and being in control.

I think those would about cover drinking and driving. I'm sure that the underlying morals are covered on any real situation you propose. No updates are, or will ever be needed.

Answer 6

No updated code of ethics is required.

Drinking:& Driving covered!

Ephesians 5:18
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

Answer 7

The Bible is packed with principles for daily living. One such example would be a very universal rule; You shall not steal. Most people live by this rule and even those who don't pretty much understand that it is wrong to steal. And that means anything, it isn't You shall not steal cars, You shall not steal money and on and on, we don't have a list of items, we just live by the principle which means you shall not steal anything at all.

So we build a foundation of principles to live by. Its the underlying rules for proper and good living. Once you have the principles, you can make application to every situation. I highly recommend reading over and over again, the book of Proverbs. It is packed with principles for daily living and will develope in you an understanding(wisdom) for successful daily living and making good decisions.

Answer 8

Read Romans 13:1 to answer the question of Drinking and Driving and other laws the government has inacted, unless those laws go against God's law, such have no other god before Him and remember the Sabbath, etc., etc.

Answer 9

Drinking and driving and other things like that are covered in these passages from the Bible.

"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. Therefore one must be in subjection, not only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience. Romans 13:1-5

"Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:12-16

Answer 10

Here is one of my favorite Bible quotes that I think illustrates our need to rely on other sources than the Bible to guide us moraly and ethically. I just love it. Basically it says is if you have problems get drunk.
Proverbs 31:6-7
"Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish and wine to those that be heavy of heart. Let him drink, and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more.
john