Teaching Redeptively: Brining Grace and Truth Into Your Classroom Analysis

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Introduction In the New International Version, the book of Romans 3:24-26 says the following: And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished—he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus. The Holy Bible This Scripture verse along with the Merriam Webster dictionary defines the word redeem as “to buy back” or “win back”. Therefore, as a Christian teacher, I need to live and teach by the biblical truth that we have been saved by Christ’s redeeming sacrifice. In the book Teaching Redeptively: Brining Grace and Truth into Your Classroom by Donovan Graham, Graham breaks down such truth in three parts-- Beginning Considerations, Biblical Beliefs that are Foundational for Redemptive Teaching, and Redemptive Teaching at Work: Building on Norms and Teaching with Grace. Beginning Considerations Chapter one introduces us to life at Alpha Christian School. This school is a great school being that it’s bible-based, standardized high grades, and good behavior. Yet, after graduation, students’ life knowledge isn’t concrete. I would love for my students to know about God through my actions, but also make sure they have a learning process to face life. “Using the Bible as a framework for redemptive teaching” is mentioned in chapter two. Such framework can help us teachers to develop teaching techniques which can go against secular writers and their ideas. I can try to use this without actually saying secular writers are wrong, but instead give the students the freedom to choose what is right. Of course, I

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