by Abram Kim
It is the start of another school year and Sonlight is well underway towards partnering with parents to teach the truths of Scripture to the next generation of our church. This year, Sonlight, LBCSD’s elementary ministry, is veering from Children Desiring God curricula and will teach from a curriculum by Answers in Genesis titled, “Answers for Kids Bible Curriculum.” I found this curriculum at the 2012 Shepherd’s Conference and got it because I wanted to consider using it for Sonlight. My hope and prayer for this curriculum is to show our Sonlight children what it looks like to have a biblical worldview, including the 6-day creation of the entire universe.
The first part of the curriculum teaches the 7 C’s of history: Creation, Corruption (the Fall), Catastrophe (the flood), Confusion (tower at Babel), Christ, Cross, and Consummation. This was the VBS theme for LBCSD in 2008. It was a great overview of all of history from a biblical perspective. This will be a great starting point for the year. All of the world and all of history belongs to our God. We as a staff pray that these lessons will help our Sonlight children view creation, history, and their lives from a biblical worldview.
The rest of the curriculum goes through some common questions people have about the Bible, including the age of the earth and dinosaurs. We will explore topics like how we got the Bible, is the theory of Evolution true, and why people around the world look different. Though some of the science in this curriculum might be beyond the comprehension of some of the children, it is still good to introduce these topics from the Bible. We need to be reminded ourselves and pass on to the next generation the clear and unrivaled authority of Scripture. We must be reminded that the source of truth is God Himself, and that the Bible we have is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16).
It seems that this world gets more wicked and more vile day by day. The cultural norms now tolerate blatant evils and accept lies as truth. Evolution is accepted as fact. Abortion happens everyday. Children no longer live under authority and are often treated as if they are adults already, as parents bypass the rod for a form of self-esteem that increases self-reliance and leads them away from the Sovereign Lord.
As a church, we must continue to educate our children in the truths of Scripture. Truth is the only dependable and reliable weapon against falsehood. Our constant prayer as a ministry is that God will enlighten the hearts and minds of every child in Sonlight and that God’s truth will guard their hearts and minds as they grow up in their generation. May they have a greater biblical upbringing than we ever did. May they be equipped to discern what is true and false, and to ward off the plethora of deceitful falsehood surrounding our culture. Please pray with us this year that our Sonlight children will develop a truly biblical worldview.