Adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention May 9, 1963
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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.
Reprinted from the Baptist Faith and Message Tract (Stock Number 11-051). Published by the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, Tennessee:
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