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Share one or two ways you embed biblical principles in your lessons. If you don’t already do so, describe how a teacher you know does it.
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Studying literary works. Using works from different eras and connecting them to what was going on in culture when written. Then parallel that was going on spiritually in the same culture.
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At my school, we introduce character lessons into our teaching. In this way I am able to share Biblical qualities and content with my students.
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There are the obvious ways like Bible course but students know to expect those and are prepared with their “Sunday school answers.” The most effective use of biblical principles is when they are embedded in lessons where they aren’t prepared how they’re supposed to answer and therefore answer more honestly. In this way, I think we can let them answer a biblical principle question in literature about why a character made a particular choice and why it was good or not. Then after they’ve answered ask how it lines up with God’s Word. Some students will be surprised they know scripture to back it up they didn’t realize while some will be shown their answer actually contradicts scripture.
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I like to evaluate the literary components of the literature we read through a biblical lens. I require the students to analyze what the author is saying using the Bible and then support their analysis with specific Scriptures.
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As a science teacher, I consistently highlight biblical examples or explanations that directly contradict the secular viewpoints or theories often accepted or even “validated” in the secular scientific community. I encourage my students to examine controversial scientific topics from a biblical worldview using evidence from the scriptures to support their stance.
