Why Good Works cannot Save Us from God’s Eternal Punishment? | How to be saved from God’s Punishment?  Primary 1 (Basic 1) Christian Religious Studies

CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES

RELIGION AND NATIONAL VALUES 

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 1

THEME – WHO IS A CHRISTIAN? 

PREVIOUS LESSON – How to Become A Christian | Steps to Become A Christian | Weekly Assessment (Test) Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Christian Religious Studies

 

TOPIC – WHO IS A CHRISTIAN? 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Good Works

3. Why Good Works cannot Save Us?

4. How to be saved from God’s Punishment?

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. give reasons why our good works cannot safe us.

2. explain how to be saved from external punishment.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state the common good works that people do.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Chart showing the Lord’s Prayer.

2. Story of the Pharisee and the tax collector

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

 

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

PRAYER

Always lead the pupils to say at least the Lord’s Prayer before the lesson and the grace after the lesson.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – Ask the pupils to state the good works that people do.

Pupil’s Activities/Expected Response – State some of the good works people do.

Teacher’s Remarks – Correct, good work does mean good deeds. Good works cannot save us from God’s external punishment.

MEANING OF GOOD WORK

Good works are works that are good, pleasing and honourable in the sight of God.

Every other good works, other than the ones that are honourable before God are eye’s service and cannot save us.

WHY GOOD WORKS CANNOT SAVE US

People do good things for different reasons. For example,

You attend the church mass,

You pray everyday,

You help those who are in need,

You serve in your community,

You religiously follow the church doctrines,

You obey God’s laws, and

You did all the good deeds you can think of.

You feel pretty great about yourself.

Do you think good works can cover sin? No. It can’t.

If you believe these are enough, you are being deceived by evil and have been an unsuspecting victim of his lies because the Bible tells us that good works cannot save you.

Bible Reading – Isaiah 64 : 6 

All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous (good work) acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.

 

Our good works have absolutely no effect on our salvation. Our good works cannot save us. If we could be saved by good works, then Christ died for nothing!

 

LESSON 2 – HOW TO BE SAVED FROM GOD’S PUNISHMENT?

As in week 2 – How to Become A Christian | Steps to Become A Christian | Weekly Assessment (Test) Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Christian Religious Studies

REVISION AND WEEKLY ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Discusses some good things people should do, like obeying parents, teachers and the laws of Nigeria, giving to the poor, etc.

Pupil’s Activities – Mention good things they have done in the past.

3. Gives pupils the opportunity to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.

Pupil’s Activities – Pray to become a Christian if they want.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

 

NEXT LESSON

What a Christian should do? Or Things a Christian should do Primary 1 (Basic 1) – Christian Religious Studies

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain why good works are good but not enough for salvation.

2. discuss how we can be saved from God’s punishment.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

As in the lesson evaluation.