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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
[Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963]
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