Ask questions about creation-fall-redemption-restoration
You want your students to develop a
Christ-centered worldview. So, you want your
students to connect what they study and the Biblical
motif of creation-fall-redemption-restoration. Good.
Question: How can you do this?
Answer: By asking questions. Here are 4 key questions (complete with related questions):
(1) Creation: What’s God’s purpose?
What do student responses to these questions look like? Here are responses from a 9th grader when thinking about nature (plants):
Tip: Before asking your students these questions, ask yourself these questions. Identify something you want to apply creation-fall-redemption-restoration to: _____________________________________________. Next, respond the following 4 questions:
Reflect: What question(s) can you ask your students about creation-fall-redemption-restoration?
Question: How can you do this?
Answer: By asking questions. Here are 4 key questions (complete with related questions):
(1) Creation: What’s God’s purpose?
- What’s the Bible say?
- Why did God make this?
- What was ___ like when God created it?
- What’s true, good, or beautiful?
- What does ___ show you about God?
- How does ___ help you appreciate God?
- What’s the Bible say?
- What’s the impact of sin on ___?
- What’s the impact of sin on my understanding of ___?
- What’s false, wrong, or ugly?
- How is ___ misused?
- How is God misunderstood because of ___?
- What’s the Bible say?
- What’s the impact of Jesus’ life? death? resurrection?
- Why hope?
- What’s the Bible say?
- How can you join God in restoring ___?
- How can you use ___ to serve God and others?
- How can you show God’s truth using ___?
- How can you impact the world for Christ using ___?
What do student responses to these questions look like? Here are responses from a 9th grader when thinking about nature (plants):
- What’s God’s purpose? God created nature [plants] to make earth beautiful and for humans and animals—especially for food. Nature shows God’s creativity and careful planning.
- What’s wrong? Because of the fall…nature is misused.
- What difference does Jesus make? The source of “broken nature” is human sin. Christ died for the sins of humans.
- What will you do? [As redeemed people, we should] restore nature to its original purpose and beauty.
Tip: Before asking your students these questions, ask yourself these questions. Identify something you want to apply creation-fall-redemption-restoration to: _____________________________________________. Next, respond the following 4 questions:
- What’s God’s purpose?
- What’s wrong?
- What difference does Jesus make?
- What will you do?
Reflect: What question(s) can you ask your students about creation-fall-redemption-restoration?
