Guidelines

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• Write a 4-5 page paper (double-spaced) which expresses your philosophy of teaching morals.
• Include in the paper an explanation of:

1. Why moral instruction must be joined to biblical teaching about the character of God.
2. Why morals are an expression of God’s holy character.
3. Why the Gospel is absolutely essential to a Christian philosophy of teaching morality (Be sure to include how the power of the gospel deals with the inability and rebellion inherent in human depravity.)
4. Why is the ability to articulate right from wrong (and its authoritative source) so crucial to effective Christian apologetics? Include in your paper a one or two paragraph sample scenario dialog of how to conduct a conversation with an unbeliever about morality and its source and significance.

Include at least two other sources in the bibliography other than Study Bibles and the appendix article Right from Wrong.

In the conclusion, address how to incorporate the three writing objectives (or premises) into your own methodology for any or all of the following: evangelism, teaching, and counseling.

The students’ Right from Wrong papers will be reviewed in Module 3 in a non-graded discussion, or ‘Discovery Point’ in which students will share any insights gained from completing the Right from Wrong paper. Please read carefully the Guidelines for the non-graded discussion found in Module 3 BEFORE you write your paper.

Discovery Point Hint: Rather than merely telling an unbeliever: “Lying is wrong because the Bible says that it is a sin.” We go further in our explanation. In our apologetic methodology, we will have learned from this assignment that our hearers need to know the truth that we are created in the image of God in order to reflect the moral excellence of God. Our creational identity IS the moral image of God; therefore our ‘job description’ is to BE the moral image of God. Therefore, all human sin is against God Himself because our sin tells a lie about who God is. For, we were created to accurately mirror His character. This paper is due by midnight the final day of Module 2.