Look, the call for biblical literacy is not actually
about biblical literacy.
Pretty much everything I have said above
about biblical literacy can also be said about gaining a biblical worldview.
Not exact matches
I almost didn't put this item in the list because I am
about as uneasy with the concept of a «
biblical worldview» as I am with the concept of «
biblical literacy.»
The problem is not a lack of
biblical literacy; the problem is a lack of
biblical living and loving, and to be honest, you don't need to know much
about the Bible in order to live and love like Jesus.
Biblical literacy should no longer be defined as «how much you know
about the Bible,» but should be defined instead by «How much you love like Jesus, who reveals to us that God is love.»
I think what we should be asking people
about is not
biblical literacy or
biblical trivia, but
biblical love, or better yet, love
literacy.
I listen to pastors condemn the lack of
biblical literacy in the church today and then turn around and say the most outlandish things
about God or Jesus, and even crazier things
about people of other religions, political persuasion, or sexual orientation.
Life After Death Workbooklet includes a learning circle, marking decoder, homework takeaway task bank,
literacy placemat, topics covering the Paranormal, Christian beliefs
about the afterlife including
biblical teachings and a heaven and hell activity, A Jewish and Muslim funeral, Reincarnation Story, Karma activity and also an assessment on a real life study on reincarnation.
Throughout the history of American public education, the practice of integrating the teaching of
literacy and social awareness has taken many forms, from the explicit and blatant learning of religious vocabulary words and
biblical themes in the primers of the 1850s to the more subtle lessons
about the implicit social roles of the two - parent suburban life of Dick and Jane's family in the 1950s.