The American Crisis
The American Crisis centers around the idea that education must serve a higher purpose—one that leads individuals to demonstrate their worldview through how they live out their daily lives. I am repeatedly convinced that many who walk into our American churches, and even those who lead in our American churches, live lives that are dualistic in nature. For a Christ follower to say that discipleship is important, we must be practicing it on Sundays and at some point during the midweek service. To not apply that same principle to the education of their children is not a full commitment to a biblical worldview lifestyle. This is the American crisis: nominal Christ followers who are not 100% sold out to a biblical standard of living. The crisis is partly due to a society of Christians who do not fully believe that the discipleship of their children is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year intentional and deliberate process. Some of the most honored and revered members and teachers in churches around America have handed over their children to the daily indoctrination of Babylon. This, in essence, is the American crisis.
I often hear the belief that you can separate worldview, morals, values, and discipleship from the American classroom. However, any time someone stands before you to speak, they are not simply disseminating knowledge—they are transferring a worldview, teaching morals and values, and creating a disciple. When the Word says that the student will become like their teacher, this is literal in body language, thought, and moral compass. The American crisis is that parents, for decades, have bought into the societal lie that education is free and the responsibility of the government. The lie is that, as a citizen of America, my family and my children have a fundamental right to education. After all, I pay taxes for my children to be taught. This lie is straight from the enemy and pure deception. It has been a ploy to capture the hearts and minds of children and control future generations to come.
When a Christ follower says, "It’s just Math, Science, History, English," or "My child learns more effectively in this type of environment than another," they are blinded by reality. It’s like sending your child to a brain surgeon when it’s their heart that is failing. We have willingly led our children to the slaughter of their hearts and minds by placing them in environments that are diabolically opposed to anything biblical in nature. The time has come for biblical parents to take their children back from the state. It simply will not do any longer for faithful Americans to drop their sons and daughters off at the curbside every morning for the government to collect.
These are challenging but true words. An individual who does not believe the Bible is Truth cannot teach about a creation that was made by the One who is Truth. Over the course of the next several weeks, I will give three specific examples of how the secular worldview teaches, and through those examples, how the Truth should be taught. A small teaser for next week:
Up until the 1960s, history was taught in the context of the “grand narrative,” giving students an understanding of what happened, when, and why it happened. This “grand narrative” allowed for trends to be studied, context to be gained, and avoided focusing on one decision in a vacuum. We know in life that things happen as cause and effect. However, this approach was replaced by the study of “units” in the early 1960s. The unit system was easier for the teacher and required less background knowledge than what was necessary to teach the “grand narrative.” Teaching the narrative required study, research, and critical analysis, which became challenging for many. The concept of how geography plays into decision-making and how countries interact with each other based on location was left behind. A shift occurred, where the focus was solely on regions, leaving the grand narrative behind.
This is the American crisis
Mr. Euler has over 20 years of experience working in Christian Schools, 13 as a Head of School and is currently the Head of School at Word of God Academy, Shreveport, LA., a ministry of Word of God Ministries.
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