School Philosophy
About God
- God has given us His Word, the Bible, the record of
God’s revelation of Himself to humanity. II Timothy 3:16
- God wishes to bring His people into a saving
relationship with Himself and lead them to Christian
maturity. John 20:31, John 5:9-12.
- There is one living and true God, perfect in wisdom,
sovereignty, holiness, justice, mercy and love. Timothy
1:17, Psalm 86:15 Deuteronomy 32:3-4.
- God exists eternally in three coequal persons who
act together in creation, providence and redemption.
Genesis 1:26; I Peter 1:2, Hebrews 1:1-3
About Man
- Man was created in God’s own image to have
fellowship with Him and to be a steward over His
creation. Genesis 1:26-28
- Man is born with a sinful nature and needs to be
reconciled to God. Romans 3:9-18,23.
- Man is personally responsible to God for his
thoughts, actions and beliefs and has the right to
approach Him directly through Jesus Christ, the only
mediator. Romans 14:12; I Timothy 2:5
About Education
- Education must point men to God and to His redeeming
power and make clear the gospel of Jesus Christ. The
Word of God must be fully integrated into the curriculum
by teachers who sense a call from God and model
faithfulness and dependence on Christ. Ephesians 2:8-10,
Romans 3:21-28 , Colossians 3:12-17
- Education in God’s truth is primarily the
responsibility of the parent. Parents need to take an
active part in the education process and support the
school and its policies. Deuteronomy 4:9, Proverbs 22:6,
Deuteronomy 6:11-19.
- Education should reinforce and support the church in
its challenge to bring people to a saving knowledge of
Jesus Christ. Hebrews 10:23-25, Acts 2:42
- Education should address the total scope of man’s
being, i.e. spiritual, intellectual, social and
physical. Luke 2:40,52; Proverbs 2:26
With God and His Word as the focus,
Christian education must address man’s:
Spiritual Being
- By teaching the Bible as the inspired Word of God
and leading each student to a saving knowledge of Jesus
Christ. John 17:17, II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21
Intellectual Being
- By assisting men to reach their full potential and
training them in reasoning, logic and righteousness.
Romans 12:1-2, Mark 12:28-34.
Social Being
- By encouraging a commitment and devotion to family
and church and promoting positive citizenship,
self-responsibility and a sound work ethic. Hebrews
10:23-25, 13:17; Ephesians 6:1-4, Romans 13:1-7.
Physical Being
- By instilling good health habits, physical
discipline and the wise use of his body as the temple of
the Holy Spirit. I Timothy 4:6-11, I Corinthians 6:12
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