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Bible III — Grade 11
Biblical worldview, doctrine, and Christian ethics.
What the whole Bible adds up to — a coherent worldview, the core doctrines of the faith, and how to live them — taught entirely from Scripture.
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A real reading from the course.
An actual lesson from Grade 11 — Unit 2, Lesson 11. Students meet the hardest questions head-on and are graded on how they reason and use evidence — never on where their heart lands.
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The reading
One Person, Two Natures
At the center of the Christian faith stands a Person, and everything depends on who He is. The New Testament makes two claims about Jesus that seem impossible to hold at once — and insists on both.
John identifies Jesus as God Himself (John 1:1–14), and Jesus does what God alone can do — forgive sins and receive worship. This rules out the popular idea that He was merely a wise moral teacher.
Jesus was also fully human — He grew tired, wept, and was tempted in every way we are, yet never sinned (Hebrews 4:15). What we needed was a real representative to stand in our place.
Scripture presents Jesus as one single person with two complete natures, divine and human, united without confusion. This is not ivory-tower theology — it is the engine of salvation itself.
Key passages — John 1:1–14; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 4:15
References shown; the passages are printed in the course. Public samples cite Scripture rather than reproduce it.
Why it matters
Getting Jesus right is not optional
If He is only a man, He cannot save. If He is only God appearing to be human, He never truly stood in our place. Only because Jesus is both fully God and fully man can His death actually pay for sin and His life actually be counted as ours. The doctrine is not a puzzle to admire — it is the reason the gospel holds together. That is why the question Jesus put to His disciples — who do you say that He is? (Matthew 16:15) — is the most important one a student will ever answer.
One assessment — with the rationale
The Lesson Assignment
Prompt. Write one page answering the Big Question: who is Jesus, and why does it matter that He is fully God and fully man? Use evidence from the passages, and address the strongest objection you can think of.
What a strong answer includes: a clear claim, specific scriptural evidence for both natures, sound reasoning connecting the two natures to salvation, and a fair treatment of an objection (for example, “wasn’t Jesus just a good teacher?”).
We grade the argument — claim, evidence, and reasoning — and the fairness with which a student handles the strongest opposing view. We never grade whether the student personally believes it. The mind is held to a standard; the conscience stays free.
What’s included
Everything a teacher needs, nothing they don’t.
The full reading, questions, and response pages — beautifully typeset for the student.
Facilitation, discussion, and coaching — walk in and teach with confidence.
Graded on understanding, reasoning, and evidence — never on a student’s personal belief.
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