Conversion & Calling, Student Workbook, SW01

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C O N V E R S I O N A N D C A L L I N G

Lord God, heavenly Father, from whom we continuously receive all good things so lavishly, and by whom we are daily safe-guarded from all evil so graciously, help us, we beseech Thee, to appropriate all these gifts through Thy Holy Spirit with full heart and true faith, so that we may thank and praise Thy gentle goodness and mercy; through Jesus Christ Thy Son our Lord. Amen.

~ Martin Luther. Devotions and Prayers of Martin Luther . Trans. Andrew Kosten. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1965. p 77.

Put away your notes, gather up your thoughts and reflections, and take the quiz for Lesson 1, The Word that Creates .

Quiz

Scripture Memorization Review

Review with a partner, write out and/or recite the text for last class session’s assigned memory verse: 2 Peter 1.19-21.

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Turn in your summary of the reading assignment for last week, that is, your brief response and explanation of the main points that the authors were seeking to make in the assigned reading (Reading Completion Sheet).

Assignments Due

Will the True Religion Please Stand Up?

In a philosophy class at the local junior college, one of the church elders encountered the idea of “cultural relativism.” This idea suggests that all cultures are equal, and all of their various belief systems, religious notions, and ethical norms are equally valid. This idea has troubled the church leader, who believes that Jesus Christ is somehow unique and primary above and beyond all other religious systems and ideas. How ought he to understand this particular view of “cultural relativism,” and how does this idea relate to the Bible’s claim that God’s revelation in Jesus is somehow once-for-all and final (cf. Heb. 1.1-2)?