Remembering the fallenness of the human mind, the teacher should call into question the secular assumptions of each subject and then encourage the student to rebuild the discipline from biblical presuppositions. The final level focuses on rebuilding the academics for the glory of God. In Level 2, the teacher shows the student how the Bible should guide him as he applies the academic discipline to real-life situations. In Level 1 biblical integration, the Bible is referenced while the subject is being taught, using biblical analogies or examples. Good biblical integration has not happened until the student learns how the Bible is relevant to the subject at hand. Our educational practice should be shaped by Christ’s exhortation in Matthew 5:16: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Shaping a Christian Worldview We are to be evangelizing and teaching future participants in national life: governors, artists, educators, researchers, academicians, and tradesmen. 12:2).Īs Christians, we pursue education so that we may be more skilled in loving our neighbors as ourselves. Paul tells the Romans to be delivered from worldliness through the “renewing of your mind” (Rom. Repeatedly, the New Testament asserts that salvation involves the mind. RedemptionĬhrist is King of the believer’s entire person-his mind no less than his body and his emotions. Proverbs 1:7 teaches that “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” Here we learn that proper affection (“fear”) for God is the key to proper cognition (“knowledge”) regarding His world. Verses like Jeremiah 17:9 and I Corinthians 2:14 teach that the fallen human mind cannot understand the world the way it was meant to be understood. The Bible teaches that in the Fall, human cognition and affection became broken. It requires creativity and involves poetry and the arts. This verse also indicates that God-glorifying dominion is not just useful it is also beautiful. You cannot maximize the usefulness of God’s world without knowing about math, science, and grammar. Therefore, Genesis 1:28 becomes the key verse justifying all of the academics. So the ideal educational methodology will encourage each child to analyze, evaluate, and create-to declare God’s glory by being like Him, not just in behavior but also in the life of the mind.Īs God’s image-bearers, we are to maximize the usefulness of the world for the glory of God and for the benefit of our fellow humans. One of the chief components of God’s image in man is man’s ability to reason. In the first chapter of Genesis, we discover that humans are made in God’s image. Taking these three events as the lenses through which to look at education, we see that faith and learning are bound together and that the Christian faith must govern the educational experience. The Christian worldview is best expressed in the biblical story of Creation, Fall, and Redemption. As a result, many decide to push the Bible to the margin of the educational experience.Īt BJU Press, we define biblical integration as Christian worldview shaping. However, Christian educators often struggle to show students how the Bible is relevant to the subjects they teach. Most Christian educators agree that the Bible should be central to Christian education. I have also been greatly blessed by our classroom discussions.A semester well spent.We believe that educational products should be biblically based I would highly recommend the Theology of Work material and class to everyone at. Overman delivers his points clearly, with accuracy to Scripture. The Theology of Work materials have been very insightful and instructive. "…I have benefited so much from this class.The world looks at Christians expecting to see hypocrisy it is our job to make them see Jesus in the way we serve, love, and work." Even those who believe they cannot offer anything for the kingdom have an influence and ability to impact the people around them.
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Not only should they work for God's glory in the church, but they should strive to succeed and give full effort to their Monday to Saturday job as well. "… truly gave a unique and important insight into work and a Christian's role in the community."I really love how this book shows us that we should not look at life as sacred and secular, but rather everything that we do can either be for the glory of God or contrary to His will.”.I believe all Christians should read this book and soak in all the goodness just like our class did over the course of this year." "… I learned so much more than I could've imagined…I learned so much personally that I cannot wait to use in the future and share with others.