The Baptist Faith and Message
XII. Education
The cause of education in the Kingdom of Christ is
co-ordinate with the causes of missions and general
benevolence, and should receive along with these the liberal
support of the churches. An adequate system of Christian
schools is necessary to a complete spiritual program for
Christ's people.
In Christian education there should be a proper balance
between academic freedom and academic responsibility.
Freedom in any orderly relationship of human life is always
limited and never absolute. The freedom of a teacher in a
Christian school, college, or seminary is limited by the
pre-eminence of Jesus Christ, by the authoritative nature of
the Scriptures, and by the distinct purpose for which the
school exists.
Deut. 4:1,
5,
9,
14;
6:1-10;
31:12-13;
Neh. 8:1-8;
Job 28:28;
Psalm 19:7 ff.;
119:11;
Prov. 3:13 ff.;
4:1-10;
8:1-7,
11;
15:14;
Eccl. 7:19;
Matt. 5:2;
7:24 ff.;
28:19-20;
Luke 2:40;
1 Cor. 1:18-31;
Eph. 4:11-16;
Phil. 4:8;
Col. 2:3,
8-9;
1 Tim. 1:3-7;
2 Tim. 2:15;
3:14-17;
Heb. 5:12 to 6:3;
James 1:5;
3:17.
Reprinted from the Baptist Faith and Message Tract (Stock
Number 11-051). Published by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist
Convention, Nashville, Tennessee:
Tract Editor
Baptist Sunday School Board
127 Ninth Avenue, North
Nashville, Tennessee 37203