Discussion Board Week 5
Week 5: A Faith for the Whole Person
Core Idea: A healthy, mature faith integrates head and heart, knowledge and love, spirit and
truth—avoiding both lifeless intellectualism and misguided emotionalism.
• Matthew 22:37
• John 4:24
• 1 Corinthians 8:1
Key Theological Concepts: Integration; Intellectualism; Emotionalism.
Discussion Questions:
• Where do you see “passion without knowledge” or “knowledge without affection” today?
• Why is it dangerous to prioritize either the heart or the head exclusively?
• How can growth in one dimension of faith strengthen the others?
Assignment: Reading: Chapter 5; Memory Verse: Matthew 22:37.