A Distinctly Christian School

Biblical Integration and Christ-Centered Curriculum

Some do not quite understand the concept of what Biblical integration looks like in a distinctly Christian school; it is foreign to so many of us. I hope this blog post sheds some light if you’ve been wondering.

How does a “Distictly Christian School” work?

I had the opportunity to share with my history students Biblical truths in the midst of discussion about some ancient empires: Teotihuacan, Mayan, and Aztec. All of these civilizations, like the ones we’ve studied before them (Greeks, Romans, Vikings, etc), were polytheists worshiping snakes, serpents, dragons along with other animals and false deities, practicing human sacrifice, etc. We explored what happens when people groups do not know the One True God (before or in Christ).

We acknowledged that they all found ways to worship regardless and they all believed in an afterlife. How did they all know to worship or that there is an afterlife?

It is here that we answer why we were created and in whose image. We were created to worship – to give God glory with our life, to love and be loved. (Is 43:7, 21; 1 John 4:19) and we were made in God’s image. With that, we pondered if God was an eternal being. We concluded yes – He is the beginning and end, everlasting and timeless (Rev 22:13). If we are made in His image, does that make us eternal beings as well? Yes – deep within, our souls possess an eternal clock and humans inherently know this world is not our final destination.

With this information at hand, we concluded that even if humans do not know our God, they will find *something* to worship and are susceptible to the ruler of this world – the father of lies – who deceives those to believe that he is the creator and the one to be worshiped.

Students were reminded that the enemy of our souls requires our bloodshed but the One True God, our Redeemer, shed His own for us. Through ignorance and deception, many have been led astray.

This comprehensive thread is just one of many that we follow in our disctictly christian school. My hope is that these students learned the importance of the soul, the value of life and sharing the Gospel, and also to view history with grace and understanding.