The Baptist Faith and Message
Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963
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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.
