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Weimar University

Don Mackintosh

Creation - A Threshold Topic

And this weekend as we study the first book, the book of creation, we ask that we would see more of your glory and that we would understand how pivotal the fact that you are a creator really is.

You have many things to be thankful for, many prayers that have been answered this week.

1 of the prayers you've answered is to bring Darren Greenfield back home and set up things for him to be taken care of, we ask that you would still draw near to him.

There are other prayer requests that we have that we offer up silently at this point before you.

So now Lord, we again ask your presence to be with us here this weekend, that you would speak to us and then through us, concerning your power as creator.

Well, since this is a more content-driven weekend, I thought what I would do is actually put some slides up for us this weekend.

Tonight what I want to talk to you about is threshold concepts.

Threshold concepts, trouble sub knowledge is what they call it in the educational literature for those of you who are education majors.

This is a big course of study, going back to the early 2000s, and We have several objectives for tonight's talk, and if you are summarizing, taking notes, this might help you.

First of all, what is a threshold concept?

Secondly, what are some examples of threshold concepts?

Third, name a school whose purpose changed and explain how that change came about was related to threshold concepts, hint.

Number 3, what is the purpose of Adventist education?

Number 5, What is a threshold concept that Adventism staunchly defends?

And so that's what we're going to get started on.

Threshold concept is 1 in which, when grasped by the learner, can result in a completely new way of thinking.

I call it a paradigm shift, a new way of thinking.

Secondly, it's described as a doorway that leads to a deeper understanding of a concept and a significant shift in perception.

Something that just kind of shifts your way of thinking about something, Right?

A lot of paradigm shifting things that happened during the college years.

Which could cause another paradigm shift, right?

Right, so paradigm shifting conversations and concepts.

Number 2, what are some examples of threshold concepts?

I thought I might show you a clip tonight of a speech that might get your attention.

I thought we had a special guest tonight.

What's happening up here should guide our public policy.

Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is okay?

We got to turn 1 of those down because it's in stereo at this point.

Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy?

Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith, or should we just stick to the Sermon on the Mount, a passage that is so radical that It's doubtful that our own defense department would survive its application.

Okay, so what did you get out of that clip?

What were, you're supposed to engage your minds, colloquially in weekends are for engaging your mind.

What are the implications that are being made?

If you believe that, and a lot of people believe that, then the Bible, that's a threshold concept.

If you believe that, then when you read the Bible, what are you going to think?

Got that wrong, maybe got some other things wrong.

The Bible condones violence and murder, kind of painting it as quite extreme.

Does the Bible say the wages of sin is death?

Is there 1 example for every 1 of the 10 Commandments of instant death because of breaking it?

And that's why Paul says the wages of sin is death, but it's painting it as what?

Yeah, turning the other cheek, And if that was followed, what were the implications?

And then the summary statement was, if it's the application of the Bible, would render us defenseless.

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