Why Christians Should Study Secular Literature
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We, as Christians, should study secular literature because it challenges our minds and builds our faith. God constructed our minds so that we can determine what we intake as well as what we put out. We choose how we use the information, where our thoughts go, and how to seek wholeness in our education. Our education trains us on how to successfully face life, and how to apply what we learn to our "life's real, practical issues". In seeking a holistic education we are also seeking God's wholeness in our lives. As we learn we are provided many examples of education throughout history, the greatest is in the teachings of Jesus Christ.
We all know television and many other types of electronic media plays a huge role in our daily lives. We are not learning anything from many of these technologies because they are doing all the thinking for us. These electronic devices are minimizing our literature intake, taking up the majority of our time, and are stealing our children's childhood. These secular antipathies are growing more and more against our studies of literature and are drifting us toward having and being an illiterate society. Literature is a very important tool in helping us to understand and to teach us that critical thinking is a vital legitimate Christian pursuit. As students we have to use computers on a daily basis for our education, which is using media for great purpose, but we need to start limiting our media use as well as our families.
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Hello Robin,
I liked your post and agree with you. You gave an effective illustration as to why we need to study secular literature. We need to be educated as well as our children, so we will have the skills, character, intellect, and knowledge to succeed in this world full of chaos. As you stated, "we need to take responsibility for our thoughts and actions. I am proud of what I have learned and continue to be taught.
Technology is taking over the education of our society
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We, as Christians, should study secular literature because it challenges our minds and builds our faith. God constructed our minds so that we can determine what we intake as well as what we put out. We choose how we use the information, where our thoughts go, and how to seek wholeness in our education. Our education trains us on how to successfully face life, and how to apply what we learn to our "life's real, practical issues". In seeking a holistic education we are also seeking God's wholeness in our lives. As we learn we are provided many examples of education throughout history, the greatest is in the teachings of Jesus Christ.
We all know television and many other types of electronic media plays a huge role in our daily lives. We are not learning anything from many of these technologies because they are doing all the thinking for us. These electronic devices are minimizing our literature intake, taking up the majority of our time, and are stealing our children's childhood. These secular antipathies are growing more and more against our studies of literature and are drifting us toward having and being an illiterate society. Literature is a very important tool in helping us to understand and to teach us that critical thinking is a vital legitimate Christian pursuit. As students we have to use computers on a daily basis for our education, which is using media for great purpose, but we need to start limiting our media use as well as our families.
Reply
Hello Robin,
I liked your post and agree with you. You gave an effective illustration as to why we need to study secular literature. We need to be educated as well as our children, so we will have the skills, character, intellect, and knowledge to succeed in this world full of chaos. As you stated, "we need to take responsibility for our thoughts and actions. I am proud of what I have learned and continue to be taught.
Technology is taking over the education of our society