A Defense for the Christian Worldview

The previous three posts in this series explained how a Christian worldview shapes a student’s thoughts, a student’s loves, and a student’s life. But despite the reasons I provided, many people will disagree that a student’s worldview matters, believing that religious or spiritual matters are and should be separate from academics.

Unfortunately, in today’s world, people will claim that truth is relative and that, while Christianity may be good for some, it should not be taught as fact. This argument is invalid because Truth can be known, and is only found in the Word of God.

Education is worth nothing if it is not based upon or aligned with this objective Truth. If truth is relative or removed altogether, nothing anyone attempts to learn will make complete sense. When Truth is removed from learning, integration and integrity no longer exist.

Those with a non-Christian worldview seek truth where it cannot be found. They run around in circles trying to find it, which only leads to nothing. A Christian worldview is the understanding that objective Truth exists, can only be found through God and His Word, and leads to a greater purpose than anything in this world ever will.

Many people will also argue that education is self-fulfillment, and that the goal of education should be to fulfill one’s expectations, dreams, or goals in life. Students often go off to college to “find themselves,” believing that they are now free to decide how they are going to live their own lives.

Having this frame of mind will set a harmful pattern for the rest of their lives. They will endlessly seek the next thing they feel will fulfill themselves, whether that be the perfect job, the perfect marriage, material possessions, expensive cars and vacations, etc. But nothing in the world is ever going to fulfill that longing, because only God can. A person who thinks this way will always be searching for satisfaction in all the wrong places.

This reasoning is invalid because it contradicts Scripture. The Bible says in Proverbs 16:9, “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” For someone to say he wants to get an education to fulfill his own plans, while completely ignoring God, is to say that his plan is better than God’s plan for his life.

To argue that truth is relative and education is self-fulfillment is not right because a Christian worldview is a pursuit of something that can be known and is not subjective, and a Christian worldview considers education as another way to glorify God and not merely for self-fulfillment or self-satisfaction.

This week’s post is the fourth in a five-part series about a Christian worldview in education. Read the previous post here! Series introduction. Part one. Part two.

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