Kerby Anderson

During this year in which we celebrate the 250^th anniversary of our nation, we need to remember what the founders said about this country. It will also be important to remember what they said about the importance of education.

Mark Lewis writes about “The Miseducation of America.” He is convinced that “we would all agree that education is one of the most important facets of any society.” Yet we should also acknowledge that not all education is good. If citizens don’t know the difference between freedom and tyranny, then they won’t know how to protect the former and guard against the latter.

Two Bible verses are relevant. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4:6). “My people have gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge” (Isaiah 5:13).

Thomas Jefferson observed that “An educated citizenship is a vital requisite for our survival as a free people.” James Madison warned: “The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”

Mark Lewis reminds us that “Our Founding Fathers wanted America to truly be free, free from tyrants, despots, dictators, and power-hungry megalomaniacs that live for their own self-aggrandizement.”

Noah Webster explained, “Education is useless without the Bible… God's Word, contained in the Bible, has furnished all necessary rules to direct our conduct.” Even Thomas Jefferson (no devout Christian) understood the value of the Bible: “The Bible makes the best people in the world.”

Today we seem to have lots of knowledge, but much less wisdom. This is due to the miseducation of America and points to the need for us to read our Bibles and apply them to our daily life.