As a result of you asking a Biblical perspective question, your students should learn 3 things:

1. What the question means.
   
2. A Biblical answer that adds value.
   
3. How to use the question.

Thing 1: As a result of you asking a Biblical perspective question, your students should learn what the question means. Make sure your students understand:

• What each word in the question means.
  
• What Biblical truth(s) you are targeting.
  
• What related questions you are asking.

For example, when I ask high schoolers, “What’s wrong with the world?”:

• I know they understand what each word in the question means.
  
• I share what truth(s) I’m targeting: the impact of sin on each person and on all of creation.
  
• I share the related questions I am asking: What’s the conflict? How are we alienated from God, ourselves, each other, and creation? Why do we suffer?

Thing 2: As a result of you asking a Biblical perspective question, your students should learn a Biblical answer that adds value. Meaning, the answer should provide new content and/or should result in your students making new connections between a Biblical perspective, course content, and life.

To add value, provide a Biblical answer that includes at least 1 verse and 1 principle or value. Here’s an example from high school English on racism:

• Question: What’s wrong with the world?
  
• Verse(s): Genesis 3
  
• Principle: As a result of sin, we are alienated from God, ourselves, each other, and creation.
  
• Value: Shalom

To add value, help students make new connections by asking 2 questions:

1. What are 5 ways you could apply a Biblical perspective to what you’re studying?
   
2. What are 5 ways you could apply a Biblical perspective to your life?

Thing 3: As a result of you asking a Biblical perspective question, your students should learn how to use the question. Questions are useful tools. Ask your students to identify which of your questions would be helpful to ask in a given situation. Asking questions will help your students use a Biblical perspective to look at a given situation.

Try this out yourself. Imagine that you’re a student in a class in which the teacher routinely asks the following Biblical perspective questions:

• What’s wrong with the world?
  
• How can I be a wise steward?
  
• How can I use my learning to serve?

Which question(s) would be helpful for you to ask if the situation is _____?

• Experiencing the death of a family member
  
• Negative advertisements targeting young children
  
• Pollution

Review: As a result of you asking a Biblical perspective question, make sure your students learn 3 things:

• What the question means.
  
• A Biblical answer that adds value.
  
• How to use the question.
  
  *For a set of discussion questions you can use to further reflect on this blog entry, click here.