by Nicole Limoges

Created on: December 04, 2009   Last Updated: February 13, 2010

If the question were to be phrased 'Is the information in the Bible relevant?"  the answer would be a resounding YES, but it seems that when factoring in that little portion regarding its usage in today's classroom it brings a whole new element into play.

The problem does not lie in the Bible itself. The Bible is perfect in every way, inspired of God.  The troubles begin when the Bible is introduced as a tool in a secular setting. Why the troubles? Because the Bible is not designed to be a worldly book but a godly one, teaching people how to live their lives according to what is good and acceptable to Him.

  Of course, it can aid people in exercising God's righteous standards while in a secular setting however the ideals of the world and that of the Bible are so very opposite that attempting to teach them in such a secular setting (other than the type already devoted to teaching such i.e. private religious schools) would prove most exasperating. The Bible cannot be categorized along with every other piece of literature because simply it is unlike every other piece of literature. Although it would be a wonderful thing to have all children learn the flawless will of their heavenly creator and how to carry it out sufficiently, taking into consideration the moral squalor that today's youth are slipping further and further into, the real dilemma would come with the instructors themselves.

There are so many varying backgrounds, cultures, opinions, traditions, and so on and so on that it would be impossible to use the Bible as a textbook in a modern, public school classroom.

Can you imagine it? For example ,even now we hear of science teachers, who hold firmly to the theory of evolution teach it as proven, factual events in the class because it was THEY accept as true and therefore they instruct having an obvious partiality toward whatever is their own preference. There is also the noteworthy point that the teachers most likely would not all agree as to the interpretation of the Bible, some perhaps not recognizing or accepting the Bible's validity themselves, it would be most difficult to educate persons (students) on a particular subject if they themselves do not have confidence in what they're teaching.

The clash of views would be insane. Some would teach hellfire, others eternal paradise. Some would teach once save always saved, while others focus on the importance of maintaining a good standing before

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