Reflection Paper Instructions For this assignment, you should compose a 3-page double-spaced paper that addresses how the principles that you have learned throughout this course have changed your understanding of what it means to be a Christian. You will submit your first paper in Module/Week 4 and your second paper is Module/Week 8. You should follow the format of Praxis: Beyond Theory when completing your papers. The format is: 1. An explanation of the topic/doctrine 2. Scriptural basis for the doctrine 3. Practical application of the doctrine to the life of the student NOTE: Students should write on topics which are not specifically addressed in the Praxis: Beyond Theory text. As you respond to the prompt, reflect on the concepts that you have learned throughout the course, and apply them to your specific topic. Be sure to integrate the information that you learned through the textbook readings, the assigned article readings, the lecture videos, and any other related content that you may have encountered during the course. Your paper should also: 1. Describe the course concepts that are related to your topic, demonstrating your reflection and analysis. Do not simply summarize what was presented in class. 2. Demonstrate real ownership of the ideas that you present by providing unique insight as evidence of your careful consideration of the topic. 3. Provide a logical link between the description of the concepts from the course, and the conclusions or implications that you draw in your reflection. In other words, your conclusion should be logically derived from the application of the course concepts to the description of your topic. 4. Demonstrate learning initiative by exploring conclusions and implications beyond the boundaries of our classroom discussion. 5. Focus on depth of understanding, rather than breadth of coverage. Format your paper in a MS Word document with 12 point, Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. Review the Reflection Paper Grading Rubric to see the specific grading criteria by which you will be evaluated before submitting your paper. Structure your paper in the following format (inserting the headings within the paper): I. Introduction (one paragraph introducing the two topics/doctrines that you will address) II. Part One (first topic: approximately one page in length) a. Theological Definition b. Biblical Foundation c. Practical application III. Part Two (second topic: approximately one page in length) a. Theological Definition b. Biblical Foundation c. Practical Application IV. Conclusion (one paragraph summarizing your areas of progression in Christian thought) V. Grading Rubric (this must be copied and pasted into the end of your paper) 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 Points Possible Points Earned Instructor’s.

1. Reflection Paper Instructions
For this assignment, you should compose a 3-page double-
spaced paper that addresses how the principles that you have
learned throughout this course have changed your understanding
of what it means to be a Christian. You will submit your first
paper in Module/Week 4 and your second paper is Module/Week
8.
You should follow the format of
Praxis: Beyond Theory
when completing your papers. The format is:
1.
An explanation of the topic/doctrine
2.
Scriptural basis for the doctrine
3.
Practical application of the doctrine to the life of the student
NOTE: Students should write on topics which are not
specifically addressed in the
Praxis: Beyond Theory
text.
As you respond to the prompt, reflect on the concepts that you
have learned throughout the course, and apply them to your
specific topic. Be sure to integrate the information that you
learned through the textbook readings, the assigned article
readings, the lecture videos, and any other related content that
you may have encountered during the course. Your paper should
also:

2. 1.
Describe the course concepts that are related to your topic,
demonstrating your reflection and analysis. Do not simply
summarize what was presented in class.
2.
Demonstrate real ownership of the ideas that you present by
providing unique insight as evidence of your careful
consideration of the topic.
3.
Provide a logical link between the description of the concepts
from the course, and the conclusions or implications that you
draw in your reflection. In other words, your conclusion should
be logically derived from the application of the course concepts
to the description of your topic.
4.
Demonstrate learning initiative by exploring conclusions and
implications beyond the boundaries of our classroom discussion.
5.
Focus on depth of understanding, rather than breadth of
coverage.
Format your paper in a MS Word document with 12 point,
Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. Review the
Reflection Paper Grading Rubric to see the specific grading
criteria by which you will be evaluated before submitting your
paper.
Structure your paper in the following format (inserting the
headings within the paper):
I.

3. Introduction (one paragraph introducing the two
topics/doctrines that you will address)
II.
Part One (first topic: approximately one page in length)
a.
Theological Definition
b.
Biblical Foundation
c.
Practical application
III.
Part Two (second topic: approximately one page in length)
a.
Theological Definition
b.
Biblical Foundation
c.
Practical Application
IV.
Conclusion (one paragraph summarizing your areas of
progression in Christian thought)
V.
Grading Rubric (this must be copied and pasted into the end of
your paper)

4. 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
Points
Possible
Points
Earned
Instructor’s Comments
Content:
Does the paper cover the subject as thoroughly as possible? Are
2 topics covered? Does it demonstrate a personal understanding
of the subject?
65
Introduction:
Is there a clear introductory paragraph including a thesis?
10
Structure:
Are there headings provided for each section?
10
Conclusion:
Is a concluding paragraph given?
10

5. Mechanics:
Is paper free of glaring errors in spelling, grammar, and
punctuation and is it posted by the deadline?
30
Grading Rubric:
Is this page provided as the last page of the paper?
10
Format:
Is the paper 12-point, Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins,
and double-spaced?
15
Total
150
Topics to Consider for the Reflection Paper:
Angels
Anthropological Argument
Arminianism
Assurance of Salvation
Attributes of God
Baptism of Holy Spirit
Believer's Glorified Body
Bible Study
Biblical Theology

6. Calvinism
Character Development
Christian Service
Comfort of God
Conscience
Contemporary Theology
Conversion
Conviction
Cosmological Argument
Creation
Crown of Life
Deacon
Death
Death of Christ
Deity of Christ
Demons
Denominations
Doctrine
Dogmatic Theology
Doubt
Elder
Election
Eternal Security
Eternality of Christ
Fall of Man
Fulfilled Prophecy
Glory of God
Goodness
Gospel
Grace
Historical Theology
Holiness
Hope
Immutability
Jehovahistic Statements
Judgment

7. Judgment Seat of Christ
Justice
Law
Life
Lord
Love
Lust of the eyes
Lust of the flesh
Mercy
Messiah
Millennium
Ministry Calling
Miracles
Morality
Names of Jesus
Nature of God
“Old man”/Flesh
Omnipotence
Omnipresence
Omniscience
Only Begotten Son
Ontological Argument
Original Guilt
Pastor
Peace of God
Philosophical Theology
Power of God
Practical Theology
Prayer
Predestination
Pre-existence of Christ
Preservation of Scripture
Presumptuous sins
Presuppositions
Pride of life
Prophecy

8. Prophet, Priest, King (Office of Christ)
Rapture
Reconciliation
Righteousness
Satan
Savior
Sealing of Holy Spirit
Sin nature
Sins of Commission
Sins of Ignorance
Sins of Omission
Slave
Speaking in Tongues
Spiritual Gifts
Standing vs. State before God
Substitution
Systematic Theology
Teaching/Instruction
Teleological Argument
Temptation
Tribulation
Trinity
Union with Christ
Wisdom
"Word"
Worship