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Gather me the people together, and I will make
them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they
shall live upon the earth, and [that] they may teach their children.
(Deuteronomy 4:10 AV)
God’s original plan for
education always rested upon the parents. Since God’s relationship with His
people was based upon the Covenant, it was through the institution of the family
that God ordained the instruction of the children. This structure of teaching
would insure each child both their spiritual well-being, and practical good.
Since the modern educational system is in philosophical conflict to God’s
Truths and structured antagonistically against His Law, it cannot bring about
any good or Godly fruit. Thus, the public educational system embodies the seeds
of destruction and mayhem for all who drink its deadly poison.
By advocating anti Christian
philosophies and viewpoints the structure of the statist educational system
functions in rebellion to the Covenant that God has established. According to
the Scriptures, this public institution is indicted with the evil of Covenant
breaking, and therefore condemned. The question that we must initially face
is, “how can any institution that is, in principle and practice, a Covenant
Breaker, be any profit to our children?” Moreover, “how can such an
institution profit the nation if it remains antagonistic to the Law of God and
the prescriptions of Biblical logic?”
THE PHILOSOPHICAL CONFLICT
Fundamentally, the educational
system of the secular state hinges upon the concept of man. One principled
dynamic which is asserted in secular schools is that man is essentially good.
In every social, political or educational system, the concept of man ultimately
dictates goals and agendas. Over time, the prevailing concept of man has shifted
from being God-centered, to being man-centered. Today’s secular philosophy
declares that instead of man being naturally evil through Adam’s fall, he is
naturally good. This shift in ideas, concerning man’s nature, from that which
is sinful to that which is good, erases the need for a Divine Savior. If man has
a tendency and capacity to do good, salvation is conveniently placed in his
natural reach. Today the new salvation comes by way of knowledge through the
state’s education system.
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According to R.J. Rushdoony in his
classic work, The Messianic Character of American Education, (Ross House
Books, 1963) the idea of man-centered salvation through the educational
process, has placed a tremendous burden upon the individual. This is primarily
the reason why education is such a hotly debated topic in the U.S., and why so
many millions upon millions of dollars are poured into it each year. Having
turned from allegiance and dependence upon God, man now depends upon his own
puny power and wisdom for his well being, progress and growth.
THAT WHICH IS EVIL
BEGETS EVIL
A good man out of the good treasure of
the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure
bringeth forth evil things.
(Matthew 12:35 AV)
In this verse of Matthew 12, the
Lord clearly sets forth a principle concerning good and evil fruit. That which
is good, inwardly, brings forth that which is good and beneficial outwardly. On
the other hand, that which is inherently evil, is equipped only to bring forth
that which is wicked and destructive. In the matter of education, the same
principle holds true. If education is based upon the natural, faulty and sinful
philosophies of man, the resulting fruit will be evil. Since man’s natural
tendency is enmity (lit. opposite) to God, the result can only be
condemnable.
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