Évangilevignette|redresse=1.2|Les Évangélistes, Triptyque Snyders, peinture anonyme (v. 1659), musée d'Art du comté de Los Angeles. Chacun des quatre évangélistes est représenté par son symbole : l'ange (Matthieu), le lion (Marc), le taureau (Luc) et l'aigle (Jean). Un évangile (du latin evangelium, lui-même emprunté au grec ancien , ) est un écrit en langue grecque qui relate la vie et l'enseignement de Jésus de Nazareth, appelé par les chrétiens Jésus-Christ. De nombreux évangiles ont circulé pendant les premiers siècles du christianisme.
Islamic ethicsIslamic ethics (أخلاق إسلامية) is the "philosophical reflection upon moral conduct" with a view to defining "good character" and attaining the "pleasure of God" (raza-e Ilahi). It is distinguished from "Islamic morality", which pertains to "specific norms or codes of behavior". It took shape as a field of study or an "Islamic science" (ʿIlm al-Akhlaq), gradually from the 7th century and was finally established by the 11th century.
Biblical lawBiblical law refers to the legal aspects of the Bible, the holy scriptures of Christianity and Judaism.
ImmoralityImmorality is the violation of moral laws, norms or standards. It refers to an agent doing or thinking something they know or believe to be wrong. Immorality is normally applied to people or actions, or in a broader sense, it can be applied to groups or corporate bodies, and works of art. Callicles and Thrasymachus are two characters of Plato's dialogues, Gorgias and Republic, respectively, who challenge conventional morality. Aristotle saw many vices as excesses or deficits in relation to some virtue, as cowardice and rashness relate to courage.
BackslidingBacksliding, also known as falling away or described as "committing apostasy", is a term used within Evangelical Christianity to describe a process by which an individual who has converted to Christianity reverts to pre-conversion habits and/or lapses or falls into sin, when a person turns from God to pursue their own desire. To revert to sin or wrongdoing, especially in religious practice, someone lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior.
