The Bible is a unified whole with strong continuity between the Old and New Testaments. The Bible is the story of God saving His people from sin and judgment—one people, not two. God called a man named Abram (later changed to Abraham) to be the father of “a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:4). God gave Abraham land and offspring, and it was said that “in [him] all the families of the earth shall be blessed” (Genesis 12:3).

An apologetics course is often reserved for seminary training. However, all Christians need to know how to defend their faith against the attacks of the unbelieving culture and provide a cogent critique of alternative worldviews. This is why Christian high schools should teach Apologetics & Worldview as a capstone course for graduating seniors.

Systematic Theology (ST) is the systematic study of the major subjects in Scripture—God, man, Christ, salvation, church, and last things. (The more formal names for these subjects are theology proper, anthropology, Christology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology.) Systematic Theology asks, “What does the Bible as a whole say about _______ ?” A teacher of ST must be a master of the Bible, but this way of studying theology helps Christians understand the Bible as a whole. 

The study of the Bible should be central to Christian education. The Bible is the very Word of God, and it is shows us the way of salvation through Christ. Some people want to shy away from directly teaching Scripture because kids may find parts boring and difficult. But the Bible is full of stories that will grab the attention of children, and its study is well worth the challenges. Additionally, there is no better way for kids to learn to read than from reading the Bible.