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Bible Study Methods RS9
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Bible Study Methods is a practical hands-on course designed to acquaint the students with methods and tools to study the Bible for themselves. There are three basic steps found throughout the course to give guidance to the students as they study the scriptures. The three steps are observation (what does the text say); secondly interpretation (what does the text mean) and third, application (what does the text mean to me and how do I apply it in my life).The course is divided into five sections beginning with an introduction to the Bible. Part two covers the history of the Bible, the Canon of the scriptures, early translations and history of the English Bible. Also in the course there is a scribe project as each student works as a scribe to copy four chapters exactly from an original copy. This copy is then used for class assignment, memory verse, contextual studying, journaling and paraphrase assignment.When the student is finished with this course they should be well trained to read the scriptures and make a in-depth contextual study of all scripture and be able to make an application of the scriptures studied in their everyday lives. |
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Church History RS10
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This course is a survey of the history of the Christian Church. While attention is given to the important events and people, the context of these events and people are described from a number of perspectives including: Biblical doctrine; geo-political influences; social considerations; and other religious perspectives. |
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Theology RS11
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Theology studies the doctrines of the church using the text “A Survey of Bible Doctrine” by Charles C. Ryrie and is designed to give the student a deeper and broader insight into the major doctrines of the Bible. The study begins with the existence of God, the inspiration of the scriptures, the person and work of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Also in this study is angelology, the nature of man and his need of a savior, salvation, the church and events regarding the end times.The objective of the course is threefold. One, broaden the scope of knowledge of the major doctrine taught in scripture. Two, to assist the student in making application of these truths in their everyday lives, and three to enables them to be well grounded in the scripture so they can share their faith with others.This course is designed to make the student aware of doctrinal issues and their historical context. The GIS Statement of Faith will be a guideline for doctrines discussed.The course will not teach any particular doctrine but rather introduce a survey of doctrinal views. The student will research and define their own beliefs through personal position papers. |
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Ethics
RS12
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The Ethics Course uses the text “Exploring Ethics: Selected Readings” by Christian Schools International and a text “ Christian Ethics: Options and Issues” by Norman L. Geisler. The material in the course addresses major moral issues in today’s contemporary society. The course looks at these issues from a world culture perspective and searches for absolute answers to our moral dilemma using God’s Word as a basis of authority to get a clear understanding of these moral issues and an application of God’s Word for our rule of faith and conduct.Ethics Course Objectives:1. The student will be able to give a definition of Ethics as it relates to human behavior and the three main ethical systems embraced by Christians. Unqualified Absolutism, Conflicting Absolutism and Graded Absolutism.2. The student will be able to
identify the possible long and short term influence moral behavior
may have on a
society.
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