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will last. Until our Lord returns, we are called to display his righteousness in the earth.

Objectives for Capstone Module 16, Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: Compassion Ministries

After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to:

Objectives for Lesson 1 Let Justice Roll Down: The Vision and Theology of the Kingdom

1. Recite the elements of a valid first word, or prolegomena , for an understanding of doing justice and loving mercy. 2. Outline and define the system of the world from a biblical point of view, and show the different ways in Church tradition that church/world relationships have been viewed. 3. Highlight a biblical theology of God that can help you understand the critical role that doing justice and loving mercy plays in our kingdom testimony. 4. Explain carefully and precisely the image of God and its basis in the teachings of the Bible. 5. Lay out the ways in which the Scriptures portray humankind as unique and precious because of God’s special gift of creation, forming human beings in his own image and likeness. 6. List the reasons why we ought to view all individuals, families, peoples, and nations as precious and irreplaceable. 7. Detail the theological implications of the teaching regarding the imago Dei , especially how this high view of humankind justifies our best and most dedicated effort at the preserva- tion and care for human life, wherever it exists and wherever we find people in distress. 1. Outline the priority of justice and mercy for the ministry and work of the Church of Christ. 2. Show from Scripture how the Church has been granted the sober responsibility of demonstrating God’s justice and mercy in the world today, called to demonstrate this first to its own members, in a kind of “home grown” quality of Christian love. 3. Recite how the grace of God underpins and shapes our theologies of justice, mercy, and love, and lay out the After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to:

Teaching Objectives for Capstone, by Module

Objectives for Lesson 2 Doing Justice and Loving Mercy: The Urban Congregation