Christ-Centered Learning for Christ-Centered Living.
What does this mean?
Throughout the Bible, there are many examples of, and references to, Christian education. Surprisingly, most of these accounts include references to times when educators have failed – and that includes parents, priests/pastors and rabbis/teachers.
But really, we shouldn’t be surprised at this. God tells us no one is perfect. So He gives us these examples not so we have an excuse to not teach – and learn – to our best abilities, but so we can acknowledge we aren’t, and will never be, perfect.
That’s why the Bible also tells us about Christ. Christ was perfect. Christ lived a perfect life and died a holy death so we’ll live in heaven with Him.
For us, that means we won’t always educate perfectly. Parents won’t always pass the Word of God down perfectly. Children won’t always listen to the Word of God perfectly. But to admit this, to admit our failings and our sin, is to also acknowledge we need a Savior from sin. This is the goal of our educating – to teach our children of the great deeds God has done; that through Jesus Christ, God has forgiven and saved each one of them.
The Bible isn’t merely a moral guidebook, it’s not a book that shows us how to live. It shows us Christ lives and works through us. This is Christ-centered living, and this is the goal of our Christ-centered education.
