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Postmodernism presents a challenge to the Christian view of epistemology. What are some practical ways you, as a Christian educator, can respond to this challenge?
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As a Christian educator, I can tell my students what is true about the existence of man. I can also give them scripture and show them how I know this is true.
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I have had a conversation with my daughter and a mental health professional about whether or not how we feel or what we want to believe about ourselves makes it a true. I point out that biology will not change because you want it too. You can change what you look like on the outside, but when it comes down to the DNA coding that makes you what you are, it will remain the same. Our society wants our children to believe they can choose to be a boy or a girl or nothing. What TRUTH (don’t get me started on that amazingly awesome rabbit trail) tells us is that each of us has either XX or XY; we are either male or female. That will not change no matter what ways we want it to or do to affect the outward appearance. God has a special plan for each of us and He created us (handmade, according to Psalm 139:13) for that plan. How we feel does not change the underlying TRUTH.
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It may be helpful to have both teacher and students frequently share how God’s word is at work in their lives, i.e., testimonies of answered prayers, or how a memorized verse influenced a situation or relationship. On-going reflection about God’s involvement in our experiences can help to build faith and knowing that His truth is real.
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I can use the Word of God as the authority to knowing the truth about our existence, and not allowing students to simply accept what the world believes. It can also be helpful to use examples of how science science proves that the Word is true, such as seeing evidence that Noah’s Ark existed, how God created the rainbow as a reminder of His promise to mankind.
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It would be to use Scripture to defend the truth of God.
