Christian ethics must integrate into christian theology, must be precise and connected to central rather than peripheral parts of Christian theology. Because the most central part of Christian theology is Christ, a moral theory that is not connected to Christ has a weak connection to christian theology and hardly qualifies as a Christian moral theory. If a moral theory integrates a conception of GOD but not a specific Christian conception, the theory qualifies as theistic ethics rather than Christian ethics. Therefore, although it is too strong of a statement to say that Christian ethics must arise from the gospel of JESUS CHRIST, Christian ethics must at least be connected to CHRIST.
