WE BELIEVE IN GOD
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LESSON 1: What We Know About God


Preparation

Before starting the lesson, you should obtain the following resources: a) The lecture for this lesson, either in the form of video, audio file, or manuscript. See the link under "The Multimedia Lessons." b) The "Section Study Guides" for the course. Find them under "General Resources to Download for the Course," found in the section "General Resources." You should download this document with the study guides onto your computer, in order to use them for studying the lectures. 


The lesson is divided into the following sections:

1) Revelation and Mysteries
2) Attributes and Works


Goals and Objectives

GOALS

In this lesson, we would like to accomplish the following:

1. We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to understand the different forms in which God reveals Himself, learn key vocabulary related to the doctrine of God, and understand key issues in the study of the doctrine of God.

2. We hope you will grow in your desire to know and understand God better.

3. We hope you make some changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this lesson, especially that you are seeking to know God better.

OBJECTIVES

When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:

1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify the following: a) the difference between general revelation and special revelation, b) the meaning of natural theology, c) the meaning of "divine mysteries," d) the difference between "incommunicable attributes" and "communicable attributes," e) the meaning of "essence," "theophany," "first cause," "second causes," "providence," and "transcendence."

2. Answer the application questions in the study guides, showing how you have applied the teachings of the lesson to your own life, especially that you are seeking to know God better.


ASSIGNMENTS

THE MULTIMEDIA LESSONS

SECTION 1

1. Study the first section of the lesson.  

Remember: You can study the lesson by watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the manuscript.

2. Use Study Guide 1.1 to assimilate the teaching. Use the outline for taking notes, answer the review questions, and answer the application questions.   

3. Take Quiz 1.1.

SECTION 2

1. Study section 2 of the lesson, using Study Guide 1.2. 

2. Take Quiz 1.2.

Instructions for Lesson 1

REVIEW

1. Review all the study guides of the lesson, preparing for the test on the whole lesson. 

2. Take the Cumulative Test.

OTHER REQUIRED ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Supplementary Lesson.

2. Complete the Questionnaire.

3. Begin working on the required reading assignments. (See the section "Required Reading.")

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Written Project

If you are doing the optional written project, read "Instructions, Optional Written Project" shown in the "Optional Activities" section of this lesson. For this lesson, do the percentage of work on this assignment that corresponds to the number of lessons in the course.

2. Essay Questions

If you are doing this assignment, read "Instructions, Essay Questions" shown in the "Optional Activities" section of this lesson. Answer the questions that correspond to this lesson.

3. Journal Questions

If you are doing this assignment, read "Instructions, Journal Questions" shown in the "Optional Activities" section of this lesson. Answer the questions that correspond to this lesson.

4. Optional Additional Reading

If you are doing this assignment, read "Instructions, Optional Additional Reading" shown in the "Optional Activities" section of this lesson. For this lesson, do the percentage of work on this assignment that corresponds to the number of lessons in the course.

最後修改: 2019年 12月 20日(Fri) 10:25