Alamance Christian School Day Care

I. What is education?
II. Who is responsible for the education of children?
III. Where does the Christian school fit into the education of children?

The worldview of any man is a reflection of his beliefs about his origin, purpose and destiny. His stance on these universal issues determines how he views life in general and mankind in particular. For the Christian, the Source of the answer for each of these issues is God. He is the Creator of all things, the Master of His universe and the Sovereign of history.

Origin : Purpose : Destiny

Origin
God is the Source of creation.

“In the beginning God created….” (Gen. 1:1) When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:" (Psalm 8:3-6; Psalm 19:1; Isaiah 64:8; Rom. 1:19, 20)

God is the Sustainer of creation.

God…hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds; Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Hebrews 1:2, 3; Colossians 1:16, 17) Purpose God is the Sovereign of creation in general and His creatures in particular. In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who workteth all things after the counsel of his own will. (Eph. 1:11) Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139; John 1:12,13; Acts 9:1-16; Romans 8:28-30; Romans 9:10-23) The fundamental purpose of man is to glorify God through obedience, worship and service. Ecclesiastes 12:13, 14: Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. Destiny God is the Savior of those who truly acknowledge Christ as personal Redeemer/Lord as evidenced by their progressive, persevering assimilation and application of His Word. The mandate for salvation-through Adam’s sin man was cursed with spiritual and physical death; he became the enemy of God. (Gen. 3; Psalm 51:5; Rom. 3:19-23; 5:1, 8-12) The message of salvation-the death, burial and resurrection of Christ on behalf of those whom the Father has given to Him. (I Cor. 15:1-4; John 17; Ephesians 1; 2:1-10). The method of salvation is through faith that enables the child of God to confess with his mouth and believe in his heart that God has raised Christ from the dead. (Rom. 10:9-17; Eph. 2:8,9) The mentors of the saved are God-called believers whom He has gifted for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. (Eph. 4:11-16) Those who have been redeemed by the blood of Christ will enjoy God forever in Heaven while those who remain under the curse of God’s Law will suffer forever in the Lake of Fire (Hebrews 2:3; 4:2; 9:27; Revelation 21:1-8) God is the Sanctifier of those who have saving faith in Christ. (John 17:17; II Cor. 3:17, 18; II Peter 1:1-12) God is the Supplier of those who have saving faith in Christ. (Job 1:10; Philippians 4:11-13, 19; Eph.6:10)