CONTEXTUAL ETHICS 

 

 

Fig. 8

 

Though this vector has the same direction and magnitude as in figure 7, this vector do have a + ve component in the direction of +.   It is the spatial position of the being with respect the God that makes the difference. This explains the principle of situational ethics. An act may be righteous or secular depending on the state of the person who performs it, where he is in relation to God. So here we have a situation where not only the magnitude, and direction but also the position matters.   Similarly, heredity, community in which one live, socio-political situations etc gives the person a new relationship.  Good and Evil are not determined absolutely.  They are determined by the character of God.  "What would Jesus Do" is the question that decides it.