Is the Education Biblical?

Is the education Biblical, God-honoring, and most importantly grounded in Truth?              Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. We must remember that the Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom and Knowledge. Our education should have an element of Bible Study, worship of God, and moral teaching based on the Bible. As a homeschooled young man who also did distance learning in a Christian school and was dual enrolled as a 17-year-old senior in a secular local community college, I have been shocked at the differences between Christian education and secular. Secular education has no moral bounds—the text books and required audios can flaunt image boarding on pornography, conversations of the pleasures of homosexual fantasies, and sexual “jokes” without bounds. Without the Bible, there is no standard to measure one’s conduct or teaching by and almost anything goes.            During my years being homeschooled and really learning to teach myself and study, I came to the conviction of my textbooks: that God is involved in our world. God is the one who has ordered world events for His purpose and the furtherance of the Gospel—it is as plain as day if you study the true history. God’s hand is woven throughout His creation in all the sciences and mankind should thank Him that we have been given the privilege of being able to study and stand in awe of His wonder as well as take dominion of the earth and create so many technological instruments to more efficiently manage our labors. And lastly, but certainly not least, the Bible is the perfect source of truth for education, life management, understanding one’s relationship with God, relationships, understanding, wisdom, truth, love, happiness, peace, joy, contentment, business, and so much more! The Bible is the Source of Truth! May we live as the Puritan and Pilgrim ancestors of our past by doing as they did: applying the Scriptures to every aspect of our lives, government, and education.       Be careful what type of worldview and education you are buying at a college. Is it wise to fund a humanistic institution? Is it moral to fund the education of abortion advocates? What about the indoctrination of evolutionism, feminism, socialism, and relativism?      Taken from our Subministry--A Different Approach to College---SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS! https://sites.google.com/site/adifferentapproachtocollege/articles/is-the-education-biblical

Institutions that are Cost Effective and Christian Oriented

Institutions that are Cost Effective and Christian Oriented

Are there any organizations out there that are low cost and provide a great education? I know of a few that are solid and Biblical. Liberty Online University, CollegePlus and Seminary Extension.     College Plust is one of the greatest options for low cost degree seekers. It is focused on testing out of general ed, you get your very own life coach, are encouaged to discover your live purpose and begin living it out, and earn your Bachelors degree at your own pace--which is comfortably done for many students in 2 years for an average cost of $15-16,000. Talk about a great deal! To find out more: CollegePlus!      Liberty University has a history of standing for Biblical Truth uncompromisingly and that is something that they continue to do. Their degrees are typically going to run around $30,000 but will incorporate Biblical studies and a Christian worldview. They are also well known for firmly holding to the literal 6-day Creation describd in Genesis 1--this is an area that many universities at best compromise on, but most are completely silent about or even condemn. To find out more:   Liberty University!       Seminary Extension is a Sourthen Baptist ministry program which allows lay ministers, women's ministry leaders, and full-time pastors to earn a certificates for as low at $500-700 and diplomas around $2500. If you are called to minister, this might be an option to help you keep out of debt and get some solid Biblcal training. To find out more: Seminary Extension!

A Thought on Modern Colleges

College is A Business

 

 

     Colleges are businesses today. They want you to come to their school largely because they have bills to pay. Your tuition funds a lot of what they do. Yes, some schools pride themselves on strict requirements, but, I ask you, why do so many colleges try to market themselves? Simply put, college is a business. They are trying to sell you on their product: the education that they offer.

       In light of this understanding, getting accepted does not mean as much. Yes, perhaps a big name school like Harvard or Yale may mean something simply because of what our culture equates them with. However, there is much more than meets the eye. But even schools like Harvard and Yale are not that glamorous—because the product they are selling is largely liberal and unbiblical.

Are you Applying whay you Learn?

 

   While talking with my CollegePlus Coach recently he mentioned something that I want to share with you. The best college students are not those who get "good grades" but those who are doing something beyond and through the degree. In other words, how is your degree helping you live out your life calling right now?

 

   When I was earning my degree, I was applying leadership, persuasion, and various other skills that I studied soon after I learned them. And while studying business and communication, I launched into starting a business and communicating through podcasts, speaking engagements, discipleship, books, articles, and webpages. How can you apply what you are learning? I love the things I have learned as I have applied, but just studying about doing what I'm called to do is boring. Living it out is where you begin to experience the fulfillment that so many are searching for. I'm not preaching a feel-good message, but the truth that when you do what God has created you to do that you feel His pleasure.

 

Taken from our subministry--A Different Approach to College

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Slack in Your Work?

Slack in Your Work

“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”

Proverbs 18:9 (KJV)

 

       When we are slack in our work, when we work slowly and half-heartedly we are brother to him who destroys/wastes (based on which translation you’re using). It is sobering to realize that not doing your best as unto God in everything you do means that you are choosing to serve who you want to serve (selfishness). God has set a high standard, yea a perfect standard: one which demands our all, our focus, our attention, and our effort.

      When a machinist starts a new job and works feverishly to benefit his new boss and company, he is doing his best. But after time when the job’s newness seems to wear off and the blessings of having a job there seems to vanish from memory, it is easy to “ease up” in your work. When we do this we are brother—we are closely related—to him who destroys!

        I’ve dealt with this issue as a young man trying to get my own company going. At first, I worked hard and gave everything, but as the hard work kept coming and my body felt like just going a bit slower, I had to battle with slowing up/not working my hardest. In manual labor, I probably won’t consistently have the same speed, but am I pushing myself to my best? Am I working as if I was working for God (I’d definitely do my best then)? Am I treating my employer the way I want to be treated by those I hire?

     This proverb comes back to one of the central principles of the New Testament—doing to others what you want them to do for or to you (author’s paraphrase). When I have somebody working for me who is lazy or I can tell doesn’t have “his heart in his work,” I don’t like having him work for me because I know that I’m not getting the best value for my buck, and they don’t appreciate me hiring them because they aren’t acting like it. As an “employer,” I feel like they are destroying my potential earnings and causing a drag on our productivity. If I have too many of this type of people working for me, my business will be destroyed!

       We could go on looking at examples and applications of this Proverb and maybe some of you need to, but my hope is that the seriousness of this Scripture will be “latched onto.” I pray that we get this into our hearts and spirits and that we work hard.

       Lord, give us the strength to work for others as we would want them to work for us. Help us to do our best as unto You, Father. In Jesus Name, amen.

 

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