Session 2: What’s Behind Our Sense of Right and Wrong

Mere Christianity

Jun 13, 2021 • Chris Reighley

Session 2: What’s Behind Our Sense of Right and Wrong

Chapters Covered:

• Book 1, Chapters 3–5The Reality of the LawWhat Lies Behind the LawWe Have Cause to Be Uneasy

Introduction:

Morality is more than instinct. It reveals a Lawgiver. This session contrasts materialism and theism, exploring why the moral law can’t simply be explained by natural causes.

Outline:

1. The stubborn reality of morality
2. The materialist vs religious view
3. What science can—and cannot—explain
4. The problem of guilt and our uneasiness
5. Why repentance is the beginning of reason