What is a Christian Worldview?

The unique commission of a Christian school is to teach students to think well, and to think Biblically. Students should learn that Christianity offers an expansive understanding of the nature of the world and the meaning of human history. Though only the Holy Spirit can change a heart, students can be taught how to scrutinize many kinds of assertions according to Scriptural and logical criteria. To impart this Biblically grounded understanding of the world, together with the means to defend it, is to impart a Christian worldview.

The Christian worldview begins with the reality of the triune God and His self-revelation in creation, Christ, and the Bible. From these first principles flows a host of implications, which students must learn to recognize and to apply to a variety of questions. For example, the reality of the Christian God means that our world is created and subordinate to Him. Our ultimate allegiance should be given only to God, not to human ideologies or institutions, nor to any creature. However, the Christian doctrine of creation also teaches that the world is good and to be enjoyed, and that humans are created in God's image. We learn to reject philosophies that deny the value of human life, of marriage, of family, of government, or of any divine institution.

Formulating a Christian worldview is nothing other than submission to the Biblical command to make every thought captive to the obedience of Christ (II Corinthians 10:5). While our human reasoning is flawed, we have in Scripture an infallible guide to truth, beauty, and goodness. Using God's gifts of language and reason, therefore, we strive to apply this rule to every area of human life, thinking through the ramifications of our faith. This is the aim of a Christian education.