The problem with the whole concept of Christian Education is not the quality of teaching
but the manner in which the teaching is presented.
To call it “Christian Education” is to imply that the message presented was inspired by God,
or else was part of God’s plan and inspiration for the world.
This concept is a double standard.
On the one hand we have the Christian Faith, which was inspired by God
and for which centuries of suffering and hardship were endured by sincere disciples of Christ.
On the other hand we have the teaching method that claims inspiration by human reason and experience.
It is known that the teachings of the Divine Christian Truth have been in existence for many centuries;
are being taught to children today in schools of education;
and will be taught in the future if mankind continues to advance, not in the realms of intellectual achievement,
but in the realm of spiritual fulfillment and perfection.
This does not mean that faith does not exist in its object; rather, it means that faith has matured
and is now in the stage of presenting the object of faith as an absolute necessity.
The teaching of the Divine Christian Truth is a form of propaganda
that is more about inspiration than it is about teaching. It is about an emotional experience,
not about learning. Like poetry, it is about an emotion, not about intellect.
It is not learned, but experienced; it is not memorized, but practiced.
When reading the Bible we encounter the Biblical story of the righteous man sent into outer darkness,
but redeemed by the words of Christ, and we are confronted with a story, not with a fact.
We are confronted with the experience of eye-witness testimony; we are not confronted with a fact.
When we look at the scriptures in the original languages,
we can hear the original story, not a factual account of events.
No fact checkers will allow us to know that Jesus was sent into outer darkness.
No fact checkers will allow us to know that Christ redeemed the righteous man.
We cannot know these things based on reason, but only by the Holy Spirit.
It is only the power of the Holy Spirit that brought us
into the Garden of Eden, and brought us out of the Garden of Eden.
The power of Christ lives in the hearts of men. In the words of Paul we see the embodiment of this power,
“Who hath removed in any of you the righteousness of God from our midst?
Bless therefore: for ye are not cursed, but blessed.” (2 Cor. 9:6)
No fact checkers will allow us to know that God removed righteousness from the midst of Israel.
These are facts we can know only from revelation and faith.
If all men knew the truth about God, they would serve Him with humility, love and humility would become the norm.
We would learn to fear God and love Him with all our heart and soul.
But, as it is, there are many who know the truth about God,
but choose to serve Him with indifference, hatred and contempt.
And, as it is, many do serve Him with love,
but some do serve Him with “hate, and jealousy, and wrath.” (1 John 4:8)
These are facts we can know only from experience.
That is, we can know them from witnessing the reality of God in their own lives.
We cannot know them from reason or science, but only by faith.
The reality of God in our lives is a manifestation of His power in us,
and that power is a manifestation of His majesty in us.
He is both who we are and what we are.
And, because we are what we are, we are able to do what we do.
The reality of God in our lives is our means to accomplish His will.
If we know this fact, then we can confidently speak and write what is in our hearts to communicate it to others.
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful” is the maxim
we can rely on to let us speak our minds without fear of persecution.
And, if we are faithful in expressing this maxim, then we can speak our minds
without fear of persecution by God because His grace ensures that
the revelation of His reality in our lives does not conflict with His revelation in us.
The purpose of man’s existence on earth is to glorify God,
the purpose of our every thought and hope is to glorify God.
His grace has given us knowledge and grace,
and the revelation of His reality in our lives does not conflict with His grace.
This is why we are told to speak our minds and write our words, because the revelation of God
in our hearts does not conflict with the revelation of His reality in us.
We can confidently say, however, that if we are faithful in expressing this maxim,
then we can speak our minds without fear of persecution by God because
the revelation of God in our hearts does not conflict with His grace.
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful” is
a maxim we can use to help us live peacefully with our neighbor.
There is nothing wrong with us expressing a belief that all things are lawful for us,
and it is our privilege to live peacefully with our neighbor by living in accordance with that maxim.
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