Making moral decisions - Bible c/w Date: Wednesday, 02 January 2019 Making moral decisions - Bible Do now: Rearrange the words in the learning objective so that it makes sense. When you’ve worked it out, write it down in your book. L.O: Christians To understand decision-making reasons used Bible be should the why that only the as a basis for some believe L.O: To understand the reasons why some Christians believe that only the Bible should be used as a basis for decision-making Bible: The holy book of Christians The Decalogue: The 10 Commandments Check List Accuracy Spelling Grammar / / Keywords _________ ___________________________ Further Questions ____________________________________ Key Points & Facts ________________________________________ What went well ____________________________________________________________ EBI Feedback ____________________________________________________________ Bible: The Decalogue:
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Homework due Friday 12th Sept Complete these exam questions in your book. Make sure you lay your book out like this “The Bible provides all the advice a person needs” Do you agree? (3) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you (3) “Christians should always follow the teaching of the Church.” Do you think all Christians should use the Church as the basis for making moral decisions? (4) Do you think all Christians should use the Bible when making moral decisions? (4) H/W Date Moral Decisions EQ: 1) “The Bible provides all the advice a person needs.” (6) I do not agree because…(+development). Many Christians would agree with me because…(+development) Some people may disagree with me because..(+ development). Some Christians may disagree with me because…(+ development)
Bible search Each table has a set of 11 Bible references to verses on morality. As a table you must cover all 11 teachings. Each pair must complete one bold reference. Find the verse Copy the verse (or summarise if it is a long one!) Describe what this verse means in terms of moral behaviour Theorise how a Christian may interpret this verse in the 21st Century TIF: Can you identify any issues with the interpretation of this verse? TIEF: Can you think of any moral issues that the Bible would not include?
Bounce / Pounce Some Christians would use the Bible to make decisions because… Yes but some Christians would disagree because… TIF: Include evidence in your arguments
Note taking… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8oy_9F3isI
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Making moral decisions – The Church c/w Date: Wednesday, 02 January 2019 Making moral decisions – The Church L.O: To understand the reasons why some Christians believe that only the teaching of the Church should be used as a basis for decision-making Starter: What is the difference between the Church and the church? Church = the community of Christians Quick think: Why would some Christians believe that the Church is a good source of authority for making moral decisions?
Note taking… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT7lUR09zeM&feature=related
Were you paying attention? 1) They (Christians) believe that the Church is the body of Christ and therefore has the same _________ as Christ. 2) Most Christians believe that God speaks to the world today through the _________ 3) The Church is the community of Christian believers, therefore it must be guided by _______. 4) If individual Christians made their own decisions on everything there’d be no set _________. 5) Christians expect the Church to give them ___________ – making moral decisions is part of it. authority Church God rules guidance TIF: Can you think of some situations where the Bible would not be appropriate for guidance?
“The Bible is not relevant today” What does relevant mean? TIF: Try to use an example or quote for each reason. “The Bible is not relevant today” It is relevant Reason 1 Reason 2 It is not relevant Reason 1 Reason 2 n.b this question is asking you about the Bible’s relevance today i.e. whether it still fits in with modern times. Reasons for supporting this statement could be: • it was written a long time ago and does not deal with modern problems • it contains rules that would be impossible to enforce today • there are many atheists and agnostics for whom it holds no meaning • people of other religions would find their own Holy Books more relevant Reasons for not supporting this statement could be: • it contains universal laws • the moral teachings of Jesus are a good example to follow • the laws of the land are based on Christianity • 80% of the population claim to be Christian New 6 mark structure!!! Do you agree? Give reasons for your opinion (3) ii) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you (3) At least one of these reasons must be from a religious perspective Reason 1 Development (Example/Quote) Reason 2 Reason 1 Development (Example/Quote) Reason 2
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Homework due Friday 12th Sept Complete these exam questions in your book. Make sure you lay your book out like this “The Bible provides all the advice a person needs” Do you agree? (3) Give reasons why some people may disagree with you (3) “Christians should always follow the teaching of the Church.” Do you think all Christians should use the Church as the basis for making moral decisions? (4) Do you think all Christians should use the Bible when making moral decisions? (4) H/W Date Moral Decisions EQ: 1) “The Bible provides all the advice a person needs.” (6) I do not agree because…(+development). Many Christians would agree with me because…(+development) Some people may disagree with me because..(+ development). Some Christians may disagree with me because…(+ development)