Certificate of Christian Education. Chris Parker

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1 Certificate of Christian Education Chris Parker

2 How the Bible shapes Christian education Certificate of Christian Education

3 biblically grounded

4 biblically grounded culturally engaging academically rigorous

5 interpret the

6 1. What do we know to be true? 2. The importance of story 3. The problem of a fragmented Bible 4. Story layers within the big picture 5. The unifying story of the gospel 6. This is not always easy: some examples 7. Cultural stories and the true story 8. The true story and Christian education

7 In it were many word pictures that proved he must die to pay the penalty for sin.

8 In it were many pictures that promised he would rise again.

9 Jesus followers were amazed as they listened and as they read. Before, they had said, we have seen the Lord!

10 But now they could read God s holy book and say, even here, especially here, we have seen the Lord!

11 Jesus taught them carefully because he knew the day was coming when people would no longer see him with their eyes.

12 They would read of him instead.

13 He knew God s holy book would help others to believe and say, We have seen the Lord! And they too would be full of Joy.

14 Do you see the Lord? Painted on the pages of Israel's hard and happy history is the big picture of God s forever king.

15 1. What do we know to be true?

16 God has revealed himself

17 revelation 1. creation 2. word of God 3. word incarnate

18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

19 Bible is inspired Bible has authority

20 so.. if inspired if authoritative then

21 it will be to interpret the Bible

22 this is what we find

23 your turn Does this concern you? If not why not?

24 interpretation doesn't have authority

25 no end point to interpretation community

26 so, how do we interpret well?

27 2. The importance of story

28 about God, not us!

29 story of God and His: creation people kingdom gospel

30 love story a story of redemptive love

31 rules facts devotions guides for life religious insights not even a book of short stories

32 a rich, diverse

33 true story

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35 interpret well

36 interpret well consider story before we consider ourselves

37 what where how

38 1. What does the text mean in its initial context, in the THERE and THEN of its place within biblical history and what was the authors intent? 2. Where does it fit in the big picture, unfolding story of scripture? 3. How do I now respond to this revelation from God, now that I have answered the first two questions?

39 3. The problem of a fragmented Bible

40 what happens if I don t ask what and where

41 fragmented Bible

42 dropout method of biblical interpretation

43 Genesis biblical passage context Revelation cultural context me

44 e.g. individualism Genesis biblical passage context Revelation cultural context me

45 The Bible? That would be under self-help. Cartoon by Peter Steiner, New Yorker, 6 July 1998, p. 33

46 Citizens in a pluralistic, secular culture have trouble knowing what to make of [the Bible]. If they pay any attention to it at all, they treat it as a consumer product, one more therapeutic option for rootless selves engaged in an endless quest for self-invention and selfimprovement. Not surprisingly, this approach does not yield a very satisfactory reading of the Bible, for the Bible is not, in fact, about self-help ; it is about God s action to rescue a lost and broken world. Davis and Hays

47 ancient words true story of life and the universe not modern self-help

48 e.g. legalism Genesis biblical passage context Revelation cultural context me

49 Do not lie. Do not deceive one another. Leviticus 19:11

50 Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. Matthew 5:17

51 Love does no harm to its neighbour. Therefore love is the fulfilment of the law. Romans 13:10

52 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbour as yourself." Galatians 5:14

53 what about the10?

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55 what about the world looking on?

56 your turn Does this concern you? If not why not?

57 ancient words true story of life and the universe not book of legislation

58 e.g. prosperityism Genesis biblical passage context Revelation cultural context me

59 your turn How could the dropout method result in a theology of a promise of physical prosperity?

60 If the LORD is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. Numbers 14:8

61 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3

62 ancient words true story of life and the universe not guide to material prosperity

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64 drop out method the word of God to interpret the word of God to

65 drop out method fragmentation

66 If we allow the Bible to become fragmented, it is in danger of being absorbed into whatever other story is shaping our culture, and it will thus cease to shape our lives as it should. Idolatry has twisted the dominant cultural story of the secular Western world. If as believers we allow this story (rather than the Bible) to become the foundation of our thought and action, then our lives will manifest not the truths of Scripture, but the lies of an idolatrous culture. Hence, the unity of Scripture is no minor matter: a fragmented Bible may actually produce theologically orthodox, morally upright, warmly pious idol worshippers! (Mike Goheen, Drama of Scripture)

67 4. Story layers within the big picture

68 closer look the biblical story story layers

69 story layers layer 4: mystery = God only knows! layer 3: meta = unifying grand narrative of the gospel layer 2: middle = history of God s people layer 1: mini = Sunday School stories layer 0:micro = grammar, syntax, genre, etc

70 meta (grand) view unifying narrative gospel middle view history ground view stories

71 where are you strongest?

72 5. The unifying story of the gospel

73 meta story

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75 unified and pivots around the gospel

76 culminating event redemptive love story

77 pivot point history

78 fulfilment Old Testament

79 defining truth people of God

80 God s ultimate purpose in creation

81 And he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?" And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. (Luke 24:25-27)

82 Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. (Luke 24:44-45)

83 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. (John 5: 39-40)

84 the Bible is about many things creation, languages, people, sin, writing, death, countries, oceans, geography, love, marriage, food, priests, travel, rivers, birds, deserts, heaven, angles, fish, Satan, ships, animals, demons, children, jails, sickness, temples, mountains, fruit, kings, letters, wisdom, prophets, poverty, people, alcohol, churches, Pharisees, buildings, wars, empires, murder, sex, money, economics, governments etc

85 every character every event every story

86 Prophecy, law, narrative, wisdom saying, or apocalyptic vision are all related to the coming of Jesus Christ in some discernible way.

87 the overriding single purpose of the written word of God is to reveal the person and work of Jesus as the Christ

88 gospel prophecy and expectation Holy Spirit enthronement ascension resurrection death life birth Creation Fall Israel Church New Creation Jesus expected return 21st Century

89 your turn In your own words what do you believe to be the main purpose of the story of the Bible?

90 6. This is not always easy: some examples

91 Prophecy, law, narrative, wisdom saying, or apocalyptic vision are all related to the coming of Jesus Christ in some discernible way.

92 solution prayer solution community solution immersion

93 example one

94 The Book of Leviticus A seemingly random, inane set of rules and regulations for an ancient nation and alien culture and a different religion.

95 don t apply to us but still relevant to us

96 slavery behind them promised land in front of them system of living

97 Be holy because I the Lord your God am holy. Leviticus 19:2

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99 classification holy clean unclean status could change

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101 symbolically teaches 3 truths: 1. What is holy can not come into contact with what is unclean. 2. Sin defiles and makes unclean. Death represents sin. Loss of bodily fluids (life) represents death. 3. The effects of sin and death can be reversed by the spilling of sacrificial blood and the payment of a life.

102 sacrificial system priestly system set aside what they symbolised has been perfectly accomplished

103 don t apply to us but still relevant to us

104 example two

105 super powers super baldman

106 super baldman bald headed believers have special powers

107 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some youths came out of the town and jeered at him. "Go on up, you baldhead!" they said. "Go on up, you baldhead!" He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. And he went on to Mount Carmel and from there returned to Samaria. 2 Kings 2:23-25

108 ignore context allegorise or moralise or just ignore story altogether

109 allegorise

110 moralise

111 Bethel = house of God important place throughout scripture Jacob s ladder

112 Eden Babel Bethel Jesus He then added, "I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man." John 1:51

113 Bethel house of idolatry families of Bethel have turned their back on God and the covenant

114 covenant promised blessings and curses to Israel

115 If you remain hostile toward me and refuse to listen to me, I will multiply your afflictions seven times over, as your sins deserve. I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children.. Leviticus 26:21-22

116 these boys are from the families of Bethel

117 the people of Bethel would not have been surprised

118 Elisha called God to be faithful to his covenant

119 Elisha Jesus

120 Jesus is the new Elisha but Jesus is the greater Elisha

121 God is faithful to his covenant curse idolatry Jesus takes the curse onto himself

122 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." Galatians 3:13

123 moral teaching allegory

124 your turn What might be some of the key points in interpreting the Jonah in light of the big picture?

125 7. Cultural stories and the true story

126 many cultural stories

127 the Bible is a story the story

128 tension

129 western worldview creed I believe in the ability and sovereignty of man.

130 I believe that man, apart from God, can solve the problems of our world and build a better one.

131 I believe in science almighty.

132 I believe in the power of human reason, disciplined by the scientific method to understand, control and shape our world.

133 I believe in a technological and a rational society, it s only begotten sons, which have the power to renew our world.

134 I believe in the spirit of progress and that a science based technology and a rationally organised society will enable me to realise my ultimate human goal; freedom, justice, happiness, and the comforts of material abundance.

135 To this I commit myself with all my time, energy and money. Amen

136 western ratio nistic (modernity) 3 problems dualism biblical stor d hope in Christ Jesus

137 redeem the tension

138 8. The true story and Christian education

139 everything is shaped by some story

140 education has been shaped

141 Christians understand all aspects of life fully when the gospel to shapes their understanding Paul - the gospel even shapes our thoughts!

142 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

143 the gospel shapes the character of teachers but we must not stop there

144 the gospel must shape perspectives maths, music or design in secondary school integral curriculum in the middle school literacy and numeracy in the primary school biblical studies throughout the school

145 the gospel must shape rationales outcomes activities pedagogy resources assessment

146 the gospel must shape employment enrolment motivation discipline uniform

147 solution prayer solution community solution immersion

148 transparency parents students

149 teacher = story teller which story are you going to tell? as you shape the young minds and hearts in your classes

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151 Chris Parker