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Take a test about your child's education...

1. Does God's Word tell me how to educate my child? (answer)

2. I think my child has a Christian teacher this year in the public system. Does that fulfill my responsibility of making sure my child is instructed and trained in the Lord? (answer)

3. Many of my friends say they want their children to be "salt and light" in the public school. Shouldn't I do that? (answer)

4. Will I be sheltering my children from the "real world" if I send them to a Christian school? (answer)

5. Private schools are expensive. How could I ever afford it? (answer)

6. I went to public school and I turned out fine. If it's good enough for me it's good enough for my kids, right? (answer)

Big Ideas to Consider:

1. There are basically two kingdoms: a kingdom of light and a kingdom of darkness. It seems strange to have those who walk in darkness educate children of light. It doesn't fit.

2. If Jesus Christ is Lord, then He is Lord of all. We cannot divide things into secular and sacred.

3. All truth is God's truth, and God's Word sheds light on our path. Only in His light can we see light. Education is not focused on possibilities but on certainties found in God's Word.

4. Deuteronomy 6 tells parents that, in all they do, they should provide a godly education 24/7.

5. Three key institutions that shape a child are the home, the church and the school. Children are served best when all three institutions point them in the same direction.

6. Only an education that has the liberty to address the whole child -- social, intellectual, emotional, physical AND spiritual -- reaches the possibility of excellence.

7. The best preparation for effective service is to be well grounded in one's mind before direct engagement of the culture.