The Heart of Homeschooling - V

5.   THE PROCESS – BUILDING THE FOUNDATION:

Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.4Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;5remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

Ø We need to provide and fuel enthusiasm to discover this world God created.

Ø All education is based on some form of foundation.  We need to make sure the foundation for our kids is Jesus, so that they won’t falter later in life.

Ø The foundation for all wisdom and knowledge is the fear of God:

·       Do the basics well

Deuteronomy 6:5Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.6These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.7Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.8Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.9Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

·       Teach World History

Psalm 7:1O LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me…

Psalm 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

Psalms 9:1I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.

·       Knowledge of Good and Evil

Hebrews 5:11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.12In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!13Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.17It is better, if it is God's will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

                                   Courtesy:  OCEANetwork 2005