Ethics is one of the most controversial topics in modern times. Each religion (sometimes even each denomination within a religion) has its own code of ethics, some irreligious people piece together a make-shift ethical code based on their own vague standards, and many atheists go so far as to deny altogether the objectivity of ethics. The ethics of Christianity, specifically New Testament ethics, is not totally distinct from that found in the Old Testament (some would argue that the former is a summary and/or intensification of the latter), but Christian ethics does have its own particular set of emphases. As I continue to study the New Testament and weigh the relationship between the Old and New Covenants, I am becoming increasingly more aware that New Testament ethics is fundamentally concept-based as opposed to being based upon particulars. The New Testament dedicates more space to general motivations and character traits than to the particular applications th...