Education
How does the Bible speak to us?
If Christian education is biblically grounded, we need to at least briefly explore how the Bible speaks to us. The starting point is to agree that God has revealed Himself to us in His Word and that His Word has authority. And although written by human authors, we acknowledge that they were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
We also acknowledge that God, in His wisdom, has not revealed Himself to us in a book that is simply a set of facts, or rules, or life-guides, or religious insights. The Bible is an unfolding story (narrative) of God’s plans, dealings, and purposes for His creation, His people, and His Kingdom (both now and coming).
This unfolding narrative that pivots at the cross and culminates in a redeemed ‘new heaven and new earth’ is both the vehicle for how we internally interpret scripture and the lens through which we see and understand the world and our place in it.
Every part of scripture makes sense because of the cross, and the full arc of the narrative—that pivots on the cross—is the only source of completed and full understanding of this world and our lives within it.
When we see the world through the lens of this narrative, we can speak of having a worldview that is shaped by the Bible.
Christian education seeks to have students learn about the Bible, but not merely in a way that has them stop at knowledge—as if the Bible was just a book of facts, rules, and insights.
Christian education also seeks to shape a lens in its students such that they see all of life faithfully, truthfully, and completely.
This is something that is difficult to achieve through an education that is not biblically grounded.
Humans, by God’s design, will live out of a story (or stories). Narrative/s shape/s not only our behavior but our beliefs and practices as a Christian Teacher. This can happen in powerful and deep-rooted ways that we can be quite unaware of.
Hence, the helpfulness of an education that considers and critiques the cultural stories shaping us while developing a lens for seeing all of life through, and out of, the ultimate narrative–that this world belongs to God and He has a plan for it that pivots around and is anchored in, His son Jesus.
Explain why it is crucial for you as a Christian teacher to embrace educating students of different cultures and different communities through the lens of God?
How can a biblically educated teacher impact the lives of your students and those around you?
Find a quote and include it with the assignment that you feel associate and describe Hartwell University.
nstructions:
Before you answer the discussion questions, be sure you have this week’s reading assignment (Chapter 1) to help you answer the discussion questions. In the discussion forum, you are expected to participate often and engage in deep levels of discourse.