MAKING BIBLICAL DECISIONS
PREPARATION FOR LESSON 4
THE NORMATIVE PERSPECTIVE: PARTS AND ASPECTS OF SCRIPTURE

In preparation for this lesson, read Romans 7:7-14 and Galatians 3:1-3. Write down what these passages teach us about the proper use of the Law.

There are three main sections of this lesson:

Variety of Scripture
God's Law in Scripture
Unity of Scripture

Goals and Objectives of Lesson 4

GOALS

In this lesson, we would like to accomplish the following:

1. We hope you will grow in your love and appreciation for the Law of God and its proper use.

2. We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to understand key biblical teachings regarding the different aspects of the Law and the proper use of the Law.

3. We hope you make some changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this lesson, using the Law of God in the proper way.

OBJECTIVES

When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:

1. Use all the resources and complete all the written assignments of the lesson, expressing your own thoughts and feelings regarding the Law of God.

2. Obtain a satisfactory grade on the test, demonstrating that you can identify and distinguish the ceremonial aspect, the civil aspect, and the moral aspect of the Law, that you can identify the three main uses of the Law, that you can identify each of the Ten Commandments, and that you can identify biblical examples of how one law make take priority over another and how sometimes the circumstances require making an exception to the keeping of a law.

3. Answer the application questions in the study guides, showing how you have applied the teachings of the lesson to your life.

"Instructions for Lesson 4"

Carefully read the "Instructions for Lesson 4." You may want to print them out so that you can refer to them as you proceed through the assignments.

If you need a little reminder of how to do the assignments, go back to the instructions of lesson one and read the "General Instructions for Assignments" again.