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True Religion and Inner Renewal
We're all involved in Christian Education.
Now, I could say,
"But, I'm not
a
Bible teacher.
I teach Macro- and Micro-Economics,
Comparative Economic Systems,
and
Economic History of the U.S. Therefore I'm not
really involved in the actual process of Christian
education."
But I am -- in a real and most vital
wayl It is in my teaching of the secular
subjects that the student gains the Christian
perspective. The principles of the Bible
become the principles of life indeed!
For example, if I am an instructor of
economics, though I do not actually teach the
Bible as a text, it is in my showing of the
relationship of economics to Christ's teachings
that the student obtains the Christian view of
economics. Unless we who teach secular
subjects in Christian schools relate those
subjects to Christ, we fail our unique position
as a teacher in a Christian school. Students
can obtain business and economics, and all
other secular subjects at any state college at a
lower cost.
I want my students to develop an
indomitable spirit that they can achieve
anything. That's the theme of the book of
Ecclesiastes: enjoy life, and never break with
God. I remind them that although it's great to
be young, it is their responsibility to outgrow it
(try outgrowing old age). They must learn from
the mistakes of others. They won't live long
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