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Are you a “teacher of redemption” in your classroom? Explain.
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I think that I teach redemption. I have a few older student who feel worthless because of mistakes they have made in their lives. I point them to Christ and tell them that it doesn’t really matter what they have done in the past, but who they are looking to for life. Our good works flow out of what God has preordained for us, and we should walk in them. When we fall, we cry out to Jesus, just like Peter did when he was sinking in the waves on the Sea of Galilee. I also allow my students ‘do overs.’ When they mess up on a test or assignment, I ask them if they would like to try again. I am not sure if this reflect Christ redemption, but I see it as a form of grace.
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I believe I am a teacher of redemption. I share often with students how humbled I am that Christ would love me enough to pay the price I owed for my sin. We discuss sin and how it separates us from God, but we also discuss how Jesus made a way for us to approach the throne of grace with confidence. As often as opportunities present themselves I like to talk about God’s mercy. I think students just need help seeing those times where God shows his grace and mercy to us. Modeling and requiring students to practice forgiveness and treating one another as image bearers is another way to be a person of redemption. The cost was high for Jesus so we need to love one another.
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I have not actively tried to teach redemption or even discuss redemption in my classroom previously. I need to look for opportunities this coming year to focus on this aspect of my faith.
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I am trying to be a “teacher of redemption” by the way I treat students, the way I discipline students and how I am trying to integrate Biblical principles of redemption into my lessons.
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Yes. When my student makes mistakes or asks questions pertaining to the idea of redemption, I try my best to model grace and love and point to Christ and what He has done for us.
