Discussion Prompt: Inherited Guilt
At the end of his discussion on “Inherited Guilt,” Grudem maintains, “Not all evangelical theologians… agree that we are counted guilty because of Adam’s sin” (p. 496). What do you believe about inherited guilt? Do humans inherit our sinful nature via Adam’s sin but not Adam’s guilt? One can make either case – inherited sinful nature plus guilt, or inherited sinful nature alone, which we act on to make us guilty – and still be faithful to Scripture (thus Grudem’s assertion about other evangelical theologians).
Your initial discussion post will answer this question about inherited guilt: Do you believe this or not? Answer and defend your position, citing Grudem, Scripture, and any other source you deem appropriate. Assuming that we will have folks on both sides of the issue, your classmate responses should be directed toward someone who disagrees with you. Determine the crux of their argument, listening faithfully to what he or she writes, then propose a question which counters that argument. Back up your question, and your disagreement with that person, with Scripture.
THIS SESSION IS SEPERATE
It is now time to pull together your final assignment: your credo or “What I Believe” statement. First, you will construct the sections on the DOCTRINE OF HUMANITY and the DOCTRINE OF SIN. You know the drill by now:
- Each section will be no more than two (and not less than one-and-one-half), single-spaced pages in length (not including Scripture references, should you list them all together as a block of text).
- Per the grading rubric, you will be assessed on each statement’s comprehensiveness (i.e., did you cover all the important elements of the doctrine?), brevity (i.e., did you express those elements with the right amount of well-chosen words, refusing to fluff up the statement with wasted words?), and creativity (i.e., not that you made up new stuff – that would be heresy! – but that you communicated the important elements of the doctrine in personal, unique, integrative, and engaging ways).
All sections of your credo should make heavy use of Scripture. Unless otherwise critical to your statement, you are not required to quote entire Scripture verses. The “address” (e.g., Gen. 1:1) is enough.
You are expected also to cite (again, no need to quote; ruins your brevity) liberally from all pertinent course resources: Grudem, McGrath, Kapic, even Elwell or any of the session PowerPoints.
In this comprehensive submission of all the sections, make sure they say what you want them to say. That is, make sure you review what you wrote in the earlier session.
Tie everything together with a cover sheet, with the title simply “What I Believe.” Assemble the sections consecutively, per the order of the doctrines in this class (Prolegomena, Doctrine of Revelation, Doctrine of God, Doctrine of Humanity, and Doctrine of Sin) and number the pages as if this were one document (which it is). Conclude your document with a bibliography (six sources minimum) formatted in Turabian style.
Click on the Session 5 Final Assignment Milestone link to submit your assignment by the posted due date. Review the rubric available in Due Dates and Grades for specific grading criteria.
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