Christian Educators: Why Do We Learn This?

Students are constantly asking the question, “Why do we have to learn this?” As Christian educators it is important that we are always ready to give an answer to this most important question. Perhaps the best answer is found in Isaiah 40:26 which says, “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Or we can look at Hosea who gives God’s warning when he writes, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). No matter which Scripture passage we turn to, there is always an answer for why we apply ourselves to the pursuit of knowledge and we must always “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15). We learn these things to better know our God as He has revealed Himself to us, not only in Scripture, but also in His created world (Belgic Confession, Article 2). …show more content…
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