#3 Aren’t Christians removing their children from reality?
Here’s why you take philosophy – to recognize an issue of metaphysics, what is real, which often leads to an issue of epistemology – how do you know what you know? When you reflect on God’s Word, have you ever thought, “This is reality.” This is truth and anything set against it is non-reality, is deception, is falsehood. And how do we know this – our source of truth is His Word as established in the Person of His Son: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
God’s truth and His instruction found in the Bible are the realities Christians must pursue. Anything that opposes these is deception. Satan beckoned Eve to experience a new perspective and gain new knowledge. We all see this as counterfeit and confront daily the consequences of the sin of Adam and Eve because they were deceived. Our children must grow in an environment that presents a Christian worldview of God’s one and only reality. You notice that I didn’t say our view of reality.
Dr. Allan Moseley has explored this challenge in his book, Thinking Against the Grain which he explains “This modernist approach to moral law allows no transcendent principles. All that is left is human opinion. If there are no transcendent principles, but only moral opinions, anyone who asserts that a particular moral system (e.g., the one found in the Bible) should be applied universally is hopelessly out of date, ignorant as to the existence of other systems, or pathologically dogmatic. Many Christians do not yet fully see this inescapable application because they have been educated in schools monopolized by the worldview of naturalism and entertained through media monopolized by modernist presuppositions. Most Western Christians have been so saturated with these assumptions about reality that they know this worldview better than they know the Bible.”
As one Christian educator wrote: The responsibility for educating children belongs to parents, who received them as a gift from God. Psalm 127:3 (KJV) notes that “children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.” The word heritage means “something inherited; an estate inherited from one’s father or ancestor” (Spring 1996). Each child is created by God in His own image (Genesis 1:27) and then given to parents, who are responsible to educate the child according to God’s Word. While parents may elect to use the assistance of other people in educating their children, the responsibility clearly belongs to them – not to the government, the church, or the school. This means that parents are responsible to God for the educators they choose to assist them in the education process (Hartzler 2004-2005, 26). Challenge people in your sphere of influence to think seriously about the impact an unbeliever can have on a young mind that is still developing.
Alvin Toffler, the author of Future Shock, warns us, “All education springs from some image of the future. If the image of the future, held by society, is inaccurate, its educational system will betray its youth.” If we are not diligent, our children will be taught a Disney Land view of their personal future—“there is good inside of you—just listen to your heart.” Rather, let us listen to the Psalmist.
Psalm 19:7-11 - “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.”
Colossians 1:18 - “And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.”
So can you casually or cavalierly partner with professionals who don’t agree with reality or who may even be hostile to the Truth of the universe?
