biblical principles
Scripture-based moral teachings
Biblical principles are moral or ethical guidelines derived from the Bible, treated as foundational truths for living.
The phrase appears most often in conservative Christian contexts, where it implies timeless standards on matters like family, sexuality, and governance: Our school is founded on biblical principles.
Critics note that which principles count as "biblical" often reflects the selector's existing views.
The term carries an air of authority—invoking scripture rather than personal opinion.
- justiceFair treatment under law
- eye for an eyePunishment matching the offense
- ten commandmentsTen fundamental rules
- faithTrust without proof
- crossPass from side to side
love · love thy neighbor · light · living water · leadership · mercy · beatitudes · salt · salt of the earth · golden rule · covenant · grace · service · repentance · prodigal son · scroll · kindness · forgiveness
biblical principlessecular humanism
Nonreligious ethical philosophy
Enlightenment values · worldly wisdom · moral relativism · situational ethics · hedonism
biblical principlesatheism
Rejection of deities
materialism · irreligion · agnosticism · secularism · nihilism
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