Theo 104 Reflection Paper
Theo-104
Reflection Paper
06/07/13
Introduction:
After being disciplined for something I had done wrong, my dad would often tell me that we are all a work in progress. That we would never reach perfection till our Redeemer comes for us again but that He still extends His grace toward us. He would often say, “It’s not how many times you fall that count Bill. It’s that you get up one more time than you fall.” At the time I thought I knew what he was telling me but looking back on it I hadn’t a clue what he meant. As years have passed and my walk with Christ matured, I now am beginning to know just what he meant. We, as the children of God, can never achieve perfection, but what we can do is strive to be more like Christ. That is what the definition of a Christian is, “Christ-like”. I try to share the good news of …show more content…
The Lord’s Prayer demonstrates the basic structure of prayer. It’s not only a prayer to be repeated but a model or framework for prayer. We also see Christ praying in the Gospels in the Garden of Gethsemane. We hear Him plead for this “cup” to pass from Him. However, He says to let God’s will be done. Practical Application:
The structure of our prayers can be taught through the Lord’s Prayer. The disciples clearly asked the Lord to teach them to pray. Here we are taught by Christ on who to address, to give God the reverence He deserves, to ask for His return and will to be done, to put forth our petitions, to ask forgiveness for the sinners we are, to ask for the strength to forgive others as He forgives us, to ask for wisdom to avoid sin, and to wrap it all up with putting ourselves away and letting Christ work through us.
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Select the entire rubric below; then, copy and paste it into the final section of your Reflection Papers (this must be the last page of your paper).
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Reflection Paper
06/07/13
Introduction:
After being disciplined for something I had done wrong, my dad would often tell me that we are all a work in progress. That we would never reach perfection till our Redeemer comes for us again but that He still extends His grace toward us. He would often say, “It’s not how many times you fall that count Bill. It’s that you get up one more time than you fall.” At the time I thought I knew what he was telling me but looking back on it I hadn’t a clue what he meant. As years have passed and my walk with Christ matured, I now am beginning to know just what he meant. We, as the children of God, can never achieve perfection, but what we can do is strive to be more like Christ. That is what the definition of a Christian is, “Christ-like”. I try to share the good news of …show more content…
The Lord’s Prayer demonstrates the basic structure of prayer. It’s not only a prayer to be repeated but a model or framework for prayer. We also see Christ praying in the Gospels in the Garden of Gethsemane. We hear Him plead for this “cup” to pass from Him. However, He says to let God’s will be done. Practical Application:
The structure of our prayers can be taught through the Lord’s Prayer. The disciples clearly asked the Lord to teach them to pray. Here we are taught by Christ on who to address, to give God the reverence He deserves, to ask for His return and will to be done, to put forth our petitions, to ask forgiveness for the sinners we are, to ask for the strength to forgive others as He forgives us, to ask for wisdom to avoid sin, and to wrap it all up with putting ourselves away and letting Christ work through us.
REFLECTION PAPER GRADING RUBRIC
Select the entire rubric below; then, copy and paste it into the final section of your Reflection Papers (this must be the last page of your paper).
Student:
Criteria