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Why is it important for the Christian educator to know his/her answers to the questions asked by metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology?
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To share your belief with your students and be able to articulate God’s truth.
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Students understand when you as a teacher truly believe what it is that you are teaching and sharing. We are responsible to our students and to our Savior to be a proper representation of Christ in a lost and dying world.
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Whether or not we have ever considered the life views presented by the philosophies of metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology; when presented with what each philosophy represents it will have some correlation with our life experiences and what the Holy Spirit has revealed to us about the nature of walking with God. That correlation may be complete abhorrence or some degree of application to living the Christian life, articulating it with, “But God …” What students will want to know is not only what we think, but more importantly how these things relate to the Bible as our life-manual.
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It is important to know the answers to questions asked in relation to metaphysics, epistemology, and axiology based on the word of God. As Christian educators, it gives clarity to students and prevents them from receiving the wrong information through worldly views.
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A Christian educator will be able to either answer students’ questions or use these terms to explain clearly to the learners’ understanding by laying emphasis on the scriptures.