Principle One: “God’s Principle of Individuality”
describes the one-on-one relationship with God as it ampli-
fies His signature in all creation and the privilege of bearing
His image for a purpose.
Principle Two: “The Christian Principle of Self-Govern-
ment” teaches children to govern themselves in the grace of
Christ with the “washing of the water of the Word” enabling
them to walk in “peace of mind in the favor of God.” 2
Principle Three: “Conscience is the Most Sacred Proper-
ty” teaches children to heed and steward the monitor God
placed in them to assist their walk of grace daily, hourly, and
moment by moment in all the complexities of life as they
grow and learn.
Principle Four: “The Principle of Christian Charac-
ter” teaches children the strength God is building in them
through faith in His providence, love, and purposes.
The seven basic biblical principles taught in every oppor-
tune moment, applied in family life, church, and school,
and most importantly, used as the pillars of every subject
build a sound, universally consistent biblical worldview of
relevance to any new idea a student faces throughout life. A
Marxist professor cannot uproot opinions from hearts when
they are firmly rooted in the laws of nature and nature’s God
and have been tested across
every discipline.
The last three of the
seven basic principles equip
students to apply biblical
truth to the government. The
fact that God made humans
accountable to Him for
governing themselves and
His creation should make
the government a person-
al responsibility for every
Christian. The following
principles are personal and
formative as the cement of the Christian community. Tried
and proven, they are identifiable in the application of Chris-
tian principles to civil liberty in the constitutional republic
of the United States of America.
PRINCIPLE FIVE: “THE CHRISTIAN
FORM OF GOVERNMENT”
The Bible is a governmental textbook revealing both how
God governs His universe and the power of self-government
vested in human beings. Children learn that they are prop-
erly self-governed only when governed by Christ. They learn
that the three powers of government that must be mutually
checked and balanced in Washington to protect American
liberty also guide their personal choices and conduct as
well. They learn that the legislative power plans an action,
the executive power of government carries out the action,
and the judicial power of government evaluates the action.
Parents and teachers consistently reinforce this understand-
ing leading students to thoughtfully consider the process of
self-government in alignment with the Word of God; thus,
Christian character is formed.
PRINCIPLE SIX: “HOW THE SEED OF LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT IS PLANTED”
It is said that all politics are local. Better said, all govern-
ment is local as it impacts us where we are and how we live,
including the home, the church, and the school classroom.
The imagery of this principle depicts the process of plant-
ing, cultivating, and reaping the biblical worldview—a long-
term and individual process that extends outward to the
local community as “the art of self-government is learned
through ‘the study and practice of the exalted virtues of the
Christian system…’” 3 In other words, this sixth principle is
the blueprint for living free. “A general dissolution of princi-
ples and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of
America than the whole force of the common enemy. While
the People are virtuous, they cannot be subdued; but when
“Children nurtured in biblical
principles from early childhood
inculcate those principles into
their spiritual and mental DNA as
the base of understanding life.”
40