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Which of Dr. MacCullough’s guiding questions discussed in this lesson stood out to you and why?
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Question number six stood out to me. Our current society has removed the moral compass and replaced it with a “whatever you think is right” in order that no one is offended. What a scary place to be. We desperately need guidelines, boundaries to keep us safe, emotionally and spiritually. I once heard about a study that was done with younger children. They were placed in a play yard with no fencing. The children clung to the play equipment and didn’t wonder outside their direct area. Then later a fencing was installed. The children’s then were observed playing out away from the equipment and in the freedom of the space provided. Perhaps it reflects the image sense that we need to feel secure in our environment. When knowing the boundaries, you are able to wonder and explore safely both emotionally and spiritually.
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I think question number six-How do we know what is right and wrong? stood out the most to me because of the answer that the lecturer got from the student about traditional marriage. When the lecturer commented, “that is totally different than what the Bible says”, and the student answered that they didn’t care what the Bible says. Wow! I want to make sure that my students do not have that view at all.
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The question that stuck out to me is how do we know what is right and wrong. Students tend to have a very black and white view when it comes to rules and rule breaking. However, there are certain areas now where many students want to put a sin in the gray area. I think asking students who
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or what makes something right or wrong is very important. It helps them realize how foolish it is to let everyone decided what is and isn’t okay. It will bring about chaos and immorality.
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All of them did in all actuality. The fact the society in general has moved so far away from God makes me see how those questions weren’t having a Christian, Biblical answer. We need to make sure what we are teaching is entrenched in the Word.
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What life commitments are consistent with your beliefs. I think it is easy to compartmentalize life, and get stuck being busy. We can be too busy sometimes to ask, “Why am I doing this?”. This question forces you to ask, “Is what I am doing daily moving me toward my goals?” or “What are my goals?….Why?” We have to have something to aim at before we can start shooting arrows. This makes us connect our beliefs and values to our methods and habits.