This is Part Two of an interview Mrs. Smith participated in recently\u00a0on a homeschool blog.<\/p>\n
The Question posed to Mrs. Smith was, “If you were to teach just three things about the Bible in English link on the Chain of Christianity what would they be?\u00a0 What is the \u201cbig idea\u201d we should be teaching our children in this link?\u201d<\/p>\n
Answer by Ruth J. Smith, Pilgrim Institute:<\/p>\n
To narrow the teaching of the Bible in English link to three main ideas is difficult, but I would propose the following:<\/p>\n
1<\/strong>. The Price that was Paid\u00a0<\/a> (link to Part One of Interview)<\/p>\n 2. Without the Bible, Truth will Be Hidden<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cIn New Testament times, God used the Apostles, particularly Paul, to teach and preach throughout Asia and Europe. As they ministered in these areas, churches were formed. Historians describe these churches in different ways. Leonard Bacon, in his Genesis of the New England Churches,<\/a> 1874, described the first century churches: \u2018there are indications that in every place the society of believers in Christ was a little republic. . . Each local church was complete in itself, and was held responsible to Christ for its own character, and the character of those whom it retained in its fellowship.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cBetween the first century after Christ to the time of Constantine (312 A.D.), changes occurred in the structure of the churches. The self-governing churches of the first century gradually changed to an Episcopal form of church government, with power flowing from the top down. The power gradually centered in the Church of Rome. Constantine set himself as the head of that church in 312 A.D. This Church dominated history for centuries until the Reformation.<\/p>\n \u201cThese changes occurred because people did not have access to the Bible and could not know the Scriptural principles of church government.\u201d5<\/p>\n As the Bible has become less and less an authority in the lives of the Christian of our day, error will creep into the home, the church, and ultimately the nation. The Bible must be the basis of reasoning in all spheres of life and living.<\/p>\n Stay Tuned for Part Three<\/a> of the Interview with Mrs. Smith….<\/em><\/p>\n Recommended Resources:<\/p>\n