One of the great gifts that God has given to us is a mind, with the desire and the capacity for self-realization, self-reflection, and learning.
The focus of Christianity regarding learning is not so much whether it is formal or informal, but in subjecting all of our thoughts to God’s word; to viewing all aspects of life, education included, through the prism of the Christian worldview. Today, public education and many private institutions, especially at the higher levels, have become not only openly hostile to Christianity, but even to critical thinking, and while there is not one single commanded biblical model of education, many Christian parents have chosen, I think rightly so, to go the home-school route, which may be to a greater or lesser degree “formal,” but allows parents to be sure that their children’s education is submitted to God’s word.
The focus of Christianity regarding learning is not so much whether it is formal or informal, but in subjecting all of our thoughts to God’s word; to viewing all aspects of life, education included, through the prism of the Christian worldview. Today, public education and many private institutions, especially at the higher levels, have become not only openly hostile to Christianity, but even to critical thinking, and while there is not one single commanded biblical model of education, many Christian parents have chosen, I think rightly so, to go the home-school route, which may be to a greater or lesser degree “formal,” but allows parents to be sure that their children’s education is submitted to God’s word.
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