From the Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents,
One of the features that differentiates Bethel Christian Academy from other private or Christian schools in the area is our full-scope emphasis on the Word of God. The Bible is to be at the center of everything we do and think: it is to be our guide book through life (“a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”; Ps. 119:105), and it is to be our sole authority for faith and practice (“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”; Mt. 4:4).
The emphasis on the Bible extends to what we teach, even in academics, and how we teach, including world view. Every subject, both in definition and in application, should be seen through the lens of Scripture. This includes science.
We believe that science is knowledge gained about God’s material universe for the purposes of glorifying God and benefiting mankind through subduing the earth and having dominion over it. We teach science from the presupposition that God created the universe in six literal days, out of nothing, by His spoken Word. Our view of origins is that time, space, matter, energy, and life came from God, at creation, a little more than 6,000 years ago. God created with purpose and with order and design. His infinite wisdom, power, and goodness can be seen at every turn. As His creatures, man is to glorify God as Creator and Lord.
The alternate view to the origins of the universe is evolution, that everything got its start through an explosion of swirling cosmic dust about 13 billion years ago. In a stroke of luck, non-life then developed into life, and those simple organisms developed into complex organisms. In other words, molecules turned into man. Our existence, therefore, is not one of purpose, but accident, not one of order and design, but randomness and chaos.
Both models of origins cannot be true. They are opposites. If evolution is true, we should teach it. But if creation is true, we should teach it. Our source of truth is not science, but the Bible. And the Bible unequivocally and unmistakably teaches about origins: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). There it is, time, space, and matter—all created by God in the beginning. God went on during creation week to shape, energize, and fill the earth, man being the final creation, made in the image of God.
Since the Bible teaches that creation is true, then evolution is false. And that is exactly how we teach it. We do present tenants of the evolution philosophy so that the students will know where many moderns are coming from; but, again, we present it as false.
Many in the science world surmise that creationists oppose science. In reality, it is quite the opposite. At Bethel we are for science, but true science, not science falsely so-called (cf. I Timothy 6:20). Science must be rooted in truth; otherwise, it is not truly science. Evolution contradicts science. Creation leads to true science.
Sincerely,
Pastor Sutton
Dear Parents,
One of the features that differentiates Bethel Christian Academy from other private or Christian schools in the area is our full-scope emphasis on the Word of God. The Bible is to be at the center of everything we do and think: it is to be our guide book through life (“a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”; Ps. 119:105), and it is to be our sole authority for faith and practice (“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”; Mt. 4:4).
The emphasis on the Bible extends to what we teach, even in academics, and how we teach, including world view. Every subject, both in definition and in application, should be seen through the lens of Scripture. This includes science.
We believe that science is knowledge gained about God’s material universe for the purposes of glorifying God and benefiting mankind through subduing the earth and having dominion over it. We teach science from the presupposition that God created the universe in six literal days, out of nothing, by His spoken Word. Our view of origins is that time, space, matter, energy, and life came from God, at creation, a little more than 6,000 years ago. God created with purpose and with order and design. His infinite wisdom, power, and goodness can be seen at every turn. As His creatures, man is to glorify God as Creator and Lord.
The alternate view to the origins of the universe is evolution, that everything got its start through an explosion of swirling cosmic dust about 13 billion years ago. In a stroke of luck, non-life then developed into life, and those simple organisms developed into complex organisms. In other words, molecules turned into man. Our existence, therefore, is not one of purpose, but accident, not one of order and design, but randomness and chaos.
Both models of origins cannot be true. They are opposites. If evolution is true, we should teach it. But if creation is true, we should teach it. Our source of truth is not science, but the Bible. And the Bible unequivocally and unmistakably teaches about origins: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). There it is, time, space, and matter—all created by God in the beginning. God went on during creation week to shape, energize, and fill the earth, man being the final creation, made in the image of God.
Since the Bible teaches that creation is true, then evolution is false. And that is exactly how we teach it. We do present tenants of the evolution philosophy so that the students will know where many moderns are coming from; but, again, we present it as false.
Many in the science world surmise that creationists oppose science. In reality, it is quite the opposite. At Bethel we are for science, but true science, not science falsely so-called (cf. I Timothy 6:20). Science must be rooted in truth; otherwise, it is not truly science. Evolution contradicts science. Creation leads to true science.
Sincerely,
Pastor Sutton