Topics to Consider for the Reflection Paper:
Angels
Anthropological Argument
Arminianism
Assurance of Salvation
Attributes of God
Baptism of Holy Spirit
Believer's Glorified Body
Bible Study
Biblical Theology
Calvinism
Character Development
Christian Service
Comfort of God
Conscience
Contemporary Theology
Conversion
Conviction
Cosmological Argument
Creation
Crown of Life
Deacon
Death
Death of Christ
Deity of Christ
Demons
Denominations
Doctrine
Dogmatic Theology
Doubt
Elder
Election
Eternal Security
Eternality of Christ
Fall of Man
Fulfilled Prophecy
Glory of God
Goodness
Gospel
Grace
Historical Theology
Holiness
Hope
Immutability
Jehovahistic Statements
Judgment
Judgment Seat of Christ
Justice
Law
Life
Lord
Love
Lust of the eyes
Lust of the flesh
Mercy
Messiah
Millennium
Ministry Calling
Miracles
Morality
Names of Jesus
Nature of God
"Old man"/Flesh
Omnipotence
Omnipresence
Omniscience
Only Begotten Son
Ontological Argument
Original Guilt
Pastor
Peace of God
Philosophical Theology
Power of God
Practical Theology
Prayer
Predestination
Pre-existence of Christ
Preservation of Scripture
Presumptuous sins
Presuppositions
Pride of life
Prophecy
Prophet, Priest, King (Office of Christ)
Rapture
Reconciliation
Righteousness
Satan
Savior
Sealing of Holy Spirit
Sin nature
Sins of Commission
Sins of Ignorance
Sins of Omission
Slave
Speaking in Tongues
Spiritual Gifts
Standing vs. State before God
Substitution
Systematic Theology
Teaching/Instruction
Teleological Argument
Temptation
Tribulation
Trinity
Union with Christ
Wisdom
"Word"
Worship
For this assignment, you should compose a 3-page double-spaced paper that addresses how the principles that you have learned throughout this course have changed your understanding of what it means to be a Christian. You will submit your first paper in Module/Week 4 and your second paper is Module/Week 8.
You should follow the format of Praxis: Beyond Theory when completing your papers. The format is:
1. An explanation of the topic/doctrine
2. Scriptural basis for the doctrine
3. Practical application of the doctrine to the life of the student
NOTE: Students should write on topics which are not specifically addressed in the Praxis: Beyond Theory text.
As you respond to the prompt, reflect on the concepts that you have learned throughout the course, and apply them to your specific topic. Be sure to integrate the information that you learned through the textbook readings, the assigned article readings, the lecture videos, and any other related content that you may have encountered during the course. Your paper should also:
1. Describe the course concepts that are related to your topic, demonstrating your reflection and analysis. Do not simply summarize what was presented in class.
2. Demonstrate real ownership of the ideas that you present by providing unique insight as evidence of your careful consideration of the topic.
3. Provide a logical link between the description of the concepts from the course, and the conclusions or implications that you draw in your reflection. In other words, your conclusion should be logically derived from the application of the course concepts to the description of your topic.
4. Demonstrate learning initiative by exploring conclusions and implications beyond the boundaries of our classroom discussion.
5. Focus on depth of understanding, rather than breadth of coverage.