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Religion

The purpose of the Religion Department is to give the student a sound and practicable understanding of the good and gracious will of God our Savior.The religion curriculum is so directed that the good and gracious will of God forms a "golden thread" that runs through the Old Testament record in prophecies and types. In the New Testament this good and gracious will of God is revealed as being fully realized in the life of Christ, and in the establishment, growth, and extension of the visible Christian Church through the centuries. This general direction of the curriculum puts the emphasis on the content of Scripture so vital to carrying forward this golden thread of God's grace in Christ.
The purpose of this course is to give the student a more thorough knowledge of the history of God’s people Israel in the Old Testament. We will also want to follow the successive promises of the Savior through that same time frame. The history of God’s Old Testament family is also tied to that of the history of other nations and neighbors with which Israel comes into contact. They too will receive some of our attention.
 
Course Objectives
  • The student will gain a general knowledge of that one book where the Author of the plan of salvation records the history of salvation
  • The student will learn Old Testament history so that the exceeding greatness of God’s grace for an underserving and corrupt world shines forward.
  • The student will acquire the background for a proper understanding of Old Testament history by an intensive study of the “first things” (Genesis 1-11)’ whereby the need for God’s grace in Christ becomes evident and the first steps toward the execution of the plan of salvation are revealed.
  • The student will study how God’s plan of salvation, conceived in eternity, entered time immediately after the Fall.
  • The student will discover how the history of God’s plan of salvation in the Old Testament corresponds with the Biblical account of the nation of Israel.
  • The student will ascertain through the record of the Old Testament’s historical books how the Lord established, reared, and preserved His chosen but often wayward nation to the end that it could fulfill its role in the world’s salvation.
  • The student will discover the fact that Old Testament history, while proclaiming salvation’s story through prophecy and type, nevertheless at all times reveals faith as the only way to participate in God’s grace in Christ.
  • Finally, under the very promise of our loving God the student will grow in faith.
This is the second course in the Luther Prep Religion sequence. Its focus is on the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament and the Life of Christ in the Gospel accounts. Other topics covered during the year include Biblical Interpretation and the Intertestamental Period.
 
Course Objectives
  • To gain further knowledge of the Old and New Testaments
  • To learn the part God’s Minor Prophets play in Old Testament history
  • To learn that the Intertestamental Period prepared the world for the coming Savior
  • To appreciate that God’s promise of salvation comes to its fulfillment in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
  • To grow in daily knowledge of God’s rich grace through study and meditation of the Scriptures
This class engages students in Scripture from the book of Acts through Revelation and serves to complete a student’s overview study of every book of Scripture. The focus of this class is on discovering the truths of Scripture in context and then applying those truths to the student’s specific context. Students grow in their faith as they wrestle with difficult Christian life issues and find strength in the grace Christ gives them.
 
Course Objectives
  • Using God’s Word as found in Acts and the Epistles, we will grow in faith of our Triune God, knowledge of his Word, and understanding of ourselves and our world.
  • As we do, we will accomplish the following sub-goals with God’s help:
    • See God’s grace to Paul and God’s grace through Paul
    • Appreciate the means of grace (Word and sacraments) more and more.
    • Better distinguish between law and gospel.
    • Explain and personally apply both justification and sanctification
    • Understand how to interpret the Bible (using context, letting Scripture interpret Scripture, etc.).
    • Know where to go for answers to “life’s questions.”
This is the grade 12 religion class. It covers all the major teachings of the Lutheran church as taught by the Wisconsin Evangelical Synod. It is a full-year course for which 1 course credit is given.
 
Course Objectives
  • To increase the student’s knowledge of Christian doctrine by means of a study of the principal teaching of God’s Word
  • To help the student apply Christian teaching to Christian living
  • To strengthen the student’s conviction that the historical teachings and confessions of the Lutheran church and of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod are a true and correct exposition of what God teaches in His Word.
  • To increase the student’s desire for personal Bible reading
This simplified course is for foreign students needing help in the vocabulary of the Bible and Bible truths.
 
Course Objectives
  • To increase the student's knowledge of Christian doctrine by means of a study of the major teachings of God's Word.
  • To help the student apply Christian teaching to Christian living
  • To strengthen the student's conviction that the historical teachings and confessions of the Lutheran church and of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod are a true and correct exposition of what God teaches in his Word