"Jesus is Not God, but a Prophet Higher than Mohammed "

There was a video I found on Facebook that tells about Jesus and how He is being viewed by our Muslim brothers and sisters. In some point, I got curious about it, and so I googled an online Qur'an, and I found the story of Mary's conception to Jesus as Angel Gabriel denote it as the forthcoming of the messiah, in Surat 'Ali 'Imran 3:41-45. I compared it to the bible we Christians use and I found  differences on the story. 

We, believe and worship to a one and only God, the only difference on it is that we Christians believe that God came to earth in form of Jesus to cleanse us from our original sin. I may not be in the position to lecture about religion but as what the song of Jamie Rivera tells about "We are all God's children, We are all the same, He is calling us by name to help the poor and lame, And learn what life is really for, It's to know and love and serve the Lord"

We worship God in different forms, we should just respect everyone's faith and live in harmony and peace.

(Background: Jews Christianity and Islam came from one family, the Abrahamic religion. )

Surat 'Āli `Imrān (Family of Imran) - سورة آل عمران

3:41-45

He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."

And [mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.

O Mary, be devoutly obedient to your Lord and prostrate and bow with those who bow [in prayer]."

That is from the news of the unseen which We reveal to you, [O Muhammad]. And you were not with them when they cast their pens as to which of them should be responsible for Mary. Nor were you with them when they disputed.

[And mention] when the angels said, "O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary - distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah ].

SOURCE: http://quran.com/

Luke 1:26-38

Six months after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee. The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.

When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.”

She was startled by what the angel said and tried to figure out what this greeting meant.

The angel told her,“Don’t be afraid, Mary. You have found favor[a] with God.You will become pregnant, give birth to a son,and name him Jesus.He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High.The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.Your son will be king of Jacob’s people forever,and his kingdom will never end.” Mary asked the angel, “How can this be? I’m a virgin.”

The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy child developing inside you will be called the Son of God.

“Elizabeth, your relative, is six months pregnant with a son in her old age. People said she couldn’t have a child. But nothing is impossible for God.”

Mary answered, “I am the Lord’s servant. Let everything you’ve said happen to me.”

Then the angel left her.

SOURCE:  https://www.biblegateway.com

How would you integrate values in each of the following subjects?

Values integration in all subject areas is a vital component of learning. We define learning as a behavioral change of a person by acquiring new knowledge that we may encounter in our daily life.

In teaching language subjects like English and Filipino as well as Math, Science, Araling Panlipunan (Social Studies)/ Sibika (Civics), and MAPE/MAPEH, we should always put values on our lessons every time we teach. As teachers, we touch the lives of our students; we mold them to be globally competitive citizens of our country and to help them to reach what they want to be in the future. Keep in mind that our students might forget what we teach, like adding fractions, the governors-general during Spanish colonization, and animal kingdoms. Still, for sure, they will always remember the values that they’ve learned from us. But there is always a question pinned to it. How?

When teaching English and Filipino as well as teaching other languages, we could impart values by using sample sentences and activities that are values related. For example, in teaching identifying NOUNS, we could use the sentence; “Filipinos help each other especially in times of trouble,” we let our students recognize the nouns, as well as they’ve learned other useful attributes of being a Filipino.

In the primary level, teachers in Math teach their students to count as well as adding and subtracting. He/She should also add to their lesson, how will their students use it in their daily life teach and the importance of valuing things like money and proper time management.

In Science, teachers can use many different strategies to integrate values into their lessons. For example, the experience is about the human body, and the teacher can teach their students how to value and take care of their bodies.

In Social Studies and Civics, the teacher can teach the moral value that lays history. For example, we let our students reflect on a particular event in our history and give their reaction and position, why Rizal did write Noli Me Tangere.

In MAPE/H, we could teach the essence of valuing our own culture and preparing our students to appreciate our heritage, like arts and dance, as well as our cuisine.

There are lots of ways of integrating values education in our lessons. We need to learn how to do it effectively to mark the values we teach to the heart and minds of our students. We are not just teachers, but we are helpers of God. We train their hearts, their thoughts, as well as how, do they will behave in our society.

At its heart, there must be a sense of empowerment and inner fulfillment. This alone will ensure that human and cultural values remain paramount in a world.

 - Aung San Suu Kyi, 1994