The Purpose Of Education
(Image courtesy of https://habitatbroward.org.) " All things have been made by him and for him" (Colossians 1:16). "What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet loses his soul?" (Matthew 16:26). "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37). "Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever" (Question 1, Westminster Shorter Catechism ). Some would say that the Bible has authority only over the sacred things, such as faith (religion) and the practice of that faith. In stark contrast, God is not only sovereign over the sacred things, but also over the secular things (i.e., business, education, family life). Sadly, some believers today - including whole churches - have been so enamored by the "successful" business world that they have replaced God's Word with "effective habits." While these "habits" may