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  The lecturer states she “would contend that only a believer is able to truly love wisdom as God created us to love.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain.

  Kirk Mark replied 1 day, 17 hours ago 320 Members · 322 Replies

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  Julie

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  01/26/2023 at 15:31

  Although God created us all in His image, as believers, we have the Holy Spirit who gives us understanding. 1 Cor. 2:14-16 says, ‘The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.’
  Having the mind of Christ allows us to see things from a heavenly perspective and appreciate all of God’s wisdom and creation because we know the creator.

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  Jenna Hegwood

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  01/09/2023 at 01:31

  I believe that all humans can truly love wisdom. I believe this because no matter what, we are all created in God’s image, and therefore we all do desire wisdom and love to some degree. However, only believers will really understand some of the mysteries of the world and our God because we have the Holy Spirit who helps us in this.

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  Cheryl Stollenwerck

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  12/30/2022 at 18:52

  Yes, I agree with her because we are made in God’s image. She quoted Psalm 111: “…the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

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  Sarah Walter

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  12/29/2022 at 12:25

  I must agree as many places in Scripture do as well. Isaiah 11:2 states, “and the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD” (KJV) meaning that wisdom, true wisdom, only comes through the Spirit from our LORD. Then, in Jeremiah 8:9 we read, “The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?” (KJV). This states blatantly that when we subtract God from our understanding, or wisdom, we are bound to become dismayed, depressed, taken into the chains of hopelessness and oppression from our own wisdom and thoughts. Also note the waring in Colossians 2:23 that says, “These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh” (ESV). Without God as our resource for wisdom, the knowledge and wisdom we gain will not bring satisfaction, we will always thirst for more and feel as though we are lacking. Although we are to continuously thirst for God’s wisdom, it will bring satisfaction unlike man’s or the world’s wisdom.

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  Jasmine Manning

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  12/26/2022 at 17:37

  I agree as it is only through His indwelling Spirit that one is able to truly able to recognize and appreciate the wisdom that comes from above.

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  What do you hope to gain from this course? In what specific areas do you hope to grow as a Christian educator?

  Brenda Ramsland replied 1 day, 13 hours ago 212 Members · 213 Replies

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  Lori Spurgeon

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  06/21/2021 at 08:56

  I guess the driving factor behind this course is to renew my teaching license with ACSI. But it is so fun to be guided in reading, discussing and rethinking these issues again. I hope to gain a renewed commitment to give my best to God and my students.

  I have already begun a growth journey recently, which has shown me areas that I want to gain depth. One of those is to be a leader in my school. Not for the sake of gaining but for the sake of giving and encouraging.

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  Tara Bolin

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  06/17/2021 at 09:33

  I hope to further my understanding of the Christian Philosophy of Education and discover ways to integrate this philosophy into my teaching. As a Christian and an educator, I hope to grow spiritually, (as this is a prayer of mine whether I am an educator or not). I also want to grow in my confidence as a trusted educator that shares biblical wisdom with my students. I’ve been working on scripture memorization and hope to grow in this area also, as scripture is indeed the foundation of all truths. I think it is also important to grow in knowledge of how the Christian Philosophy of Education stands up against secular philosophy.

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  Hillary Whitmore

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  06/15/2021 at 22:04

  It is my hope to truly develop a personal philosophy that brings conviction and light in all things. By the end of this course, I believe my personal studies and learning will direct me to clearly establish a Christian philosophy in my classroom.

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  Shelly Rohrbaugh

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  06/15/2021 at 15:14

  As a student in this course I not only hope to successfully complete the course and earn the credit to fulfill the ACSI requirement for my continued employment, but I also know that any pursuit of knowledge, reflection, and application to my personal life that involves seeking truth, guidance and wisdom from the One True God, will undoubtedly cause me to grow to become a better educator for the next generation of children that He entrusts into my care. As I continue to expand my head knowledge with best teaching practices, curriculum advancements, and classroom management skills, I hope that this course will help me put in writing the heart of why I said yes when God called me to the teaching field. I believe the most valuable part of education is the heart of the Christian Education Classroom and this course will help me to define the foundation for the educational experience for each of my students.

  With the world around us becoming increasingly tolerant and even celebratory of diversity beyond the beauty that God intended when He created each man and woman unique for His glory, I hope to grow in my understanding of philosophical views outside of my God Honoring vantage. As a born again believer, I have invested time and effort in learning about Christian philosophy and God centered mindfulness. I am passionate about how and what I teach, but want to expand my mind to include head knowledge about the other schools of thought outside of my wheelhouse so that my heart knowledge of what I know to be true can be strengthened. I believe the role of a teacher is a high calling and I want to be used by God to impact future generations with a solid Biblical World View.

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  Lisa Jervis

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  06/15/2021 at 15:11

  I want to gain some real truths in myself, not just a head knowledge but a heart knowledge. I want to grow as a Christian educator and communicate well with my art students. I want to teach art in a way that reflects Christ and not just art concepts.

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  Why is it imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education?

  Brenda Ramsland replied 1 day, 13 hours ago 210 Members · 218 Replies

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  Marcia Lowry

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  06/25/2021 at 16:43

  It’s imperative that Christian educators have a Christian philosophy of education because it is literally the foundation of why we chose to represent Christ through the ministry of education.
  It separates worldview ideologies and integrates Christian Beliefs within the areas of education. In Matthew 5, we are taught that we are the “Light of the world”, not to be hidden but yet placed where our LIGHT shines before all people. Through all areas of teaching we shine by allowing His truths to be interwoven within every lessons; to allow His glory to be shown. In doing so, the next generation will hear of His goodness, His grace, His love, His mercy… and find that no other compares to Him.

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  Laura Tamplin

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  06/22/2021 at 16:51

  I can be bombarded with different philosophies that imbed themselves in my mind. If I am not continually filling myself with God’s Word (wisdom) then I will begin to conform to those other philosophies. Those philosophies will end up coming out in my teaching; therefore, it is important to keep transforming my mind to the wisdom of God not the wisdom of the world.

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  Bill Trapp

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  06/21/2021 at 22:40

  Even if I do not realize that I have a philosophy of education, I am destined to “act out” my philosophy in front of my students. Can I hide what I truly believe? Therefore, it is in my best interest to explicitly state what I believe and how I intend to ‘act out’ my Christian philosophy of education. I just completed my second year of teaching at a Christian school and I am in awe of the encouragement I receive to implement Biblical lessons in my high school math courses. Once I am on the same page with my Christian philosophy of education, I hope to be less in awe and more in front of what my lessons need to look like.

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  Lori Spurgeon

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  06/21/2021 at 08:45

  I would say the most important reason for Christian teachers to have a Christian philosophy of education is because as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, all Christians are called to be his witnesses. As educators, we have an important responsibility and privilege to our students, their parents and society to educate. I have started reading By Design and have been challenged to think of education as much more than facts or getting through a curriculum. I am seeing it more as a holistic formative process. If I am not teaching based on a Christian Philosophy, I am basing my teaching on another philosophy with some secular construct of what is valuable, what is needed, what is right. Of course we can teach and students can learn math facts without moral implications. But what they do with those math facts is of paramount importance. In By Design the author quoted Haim Ginott, a Holocaust survivor. Haim wrote,
  “Dear Teachers, I am a survivor of a concentration camp. My eyes saw what no person should witness: Gas chambers built by learned engineers, children poisoned by educated physicians, infants killed by trained nurses, women and babies shot and burned by high school and college graduates. So I am suspicious of education. My request is: Help your students to become more human” (MacCullough, 40).
  Although I believe he is speaking from a faith based humanistic philosophy, this quote struck a chord with me. I want my students to be more human in the sense that they know and embrace that they are humans, created by God, to be in relationship with him.

  Therefore, as a teacher, my philosophy of teaching must be informed, and even based, on my who I am as a child of God.

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  Tara Bolin

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  06/17/2021 at 09:41

  As Dr. Black states, “Christian education only exists if it’s based on a Christian philosophy of education.”

  We know that wisdom comes from God. It’s imperative to recognize that and our relationship with the Lord as we are responsible (along with parents) for sharing His truth with the following generations. We need to be able to share our lessons and also relay how God’s word applies within those lessons. This is the only profession that literally “trains up a child in the way he should go”.

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