Rebuild the biblical foundation
Can you state the course confession and establish it from Scripture without looking back first?
This is where knowledge becomes tested judgment.
This checkpoint closes the first section. Judaism is studied before Islam because the biblical covenants and Messiah establish the context for testing later claims of continuity. You will distinguish Israel’s true Scriptures from interpretations rejecting Jesus, test Islam’s claimed confirmation against the revelation it contradicts, and defend Christ as fulfillment and final saving Word. You are not graded for confidence by itself. You are graded for claims that can be checked.
- First passWork from memory so you can see what you actually know.
- VerificationOpen every source in context and correct your first pass.
- JudgmentState only what the evidence establishes—no more and no less.
- CommunicationGive the biblical verdict with gospel clarity, gentleness, and respect.
Write the foundation before reopening the field guide.
Complete the first pass from memory. Then verify every statement in context and mark what you corrected.
Standard
What is the final standard of truth, and where does Scripture establish that claim?
God
Who is the one true God, and how has He made Himself known?
Christ
Who is Jesus, and what did His cross and resurrection accomplish?
Humanity
Who are we, what has gone wrong, and why can we not rescue ourselves?
Salvation
How are sinners reconciled to God, and why is there no alternate saving path?
Manner
Why must certainty remain joined to truthful representation, gentleness, and respect?
John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:14–17; Deuteronomy 6:4; John 1:1–18; 1 Corinthians 15:1–8; Romans 3:9–26; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Peter 3:15–16.
Write without notes.
Answer all six prompts in complete sentences. Add references only when you genuinely remember them. Mark uncertain wording with a question mark rather than disguising uncertainty.
Read paragraphs, not fragments.
Open the verification trail. Record the author, audience, immediate argument, and the claim the passage actually establishes. Add or remove claims as needed.
Make learning visible.
Preserve the first draft. Beneath it, list every correction under three headings: missing truth, unsupported statement, and imprecise wording.
Your confession addresses Scripture, God, Christ, humanity, salvation, and manner; every central claim has contextual biblical support; and your corrections explain why the revision was necessary.
Write the course confession from memory, attach biblical support, then record every correction made after verification.
Retrieval exposes whether the foundation is carried in your reasoning or merely visible on a page.