Is My Curriculum Biblically Sound?

Unfortunately, blended beliefs show up in curricula even from Christian publishers. If we want to help our children develop a biblically sound worldview, we need to provide them with a curriculum that’s biblically sound. It’s important, then, that we’re diligent in evaluating educational materials to determine if there’s any compromise.

Here's a simple guide for using the 7 C’s of History to help you assess a curriculum. This isn’t an exhaustive list of questions but rather a framework of the kinds of questions you should ask.

1) Creation: Does the curriculum teach that God created the world in six literal 24-hour days about 6,000 years ago? Does the curriculum teach that God created Adam and Eve in his own image and that they were the first people? Does it refute ape-to-man?

2) Corruption: Does it teach that death, pain, and suffering are the result of sin in Genesis 3? Does it describe all people as sinners who need a Savior?

3) Catastrophe: Does it teach a worldwide flood? Does it present the fossil record as supporting evidence of the flood?

4) Confusion: Do the materials attribute distinct people groups to God’s account of the events at the tower of Babel? Is man’s idea of different races shown to be biblically inaccurate?

5) Christ: Is Christ’s coming presented in the context of the Bible’s true history? Is the fulfillment of biblical prophecy explained beginning in Genesis?

6) Cross: Does the curriculum promote man’s idea that people are inherently good or the biblical truth that all people sin and need a Savior? Is man’s need for a Savior connected to the fall of man in Genesis 3?

7) Consummation: Do the materials point to Jesus Christ as our eternal hope and salvation? Are current events discussed in the context of Scripture, especially Genesis 1–11? Is God clearly acknowledged as man’s ultimate authority?

Don’t underestimate the impact your homeschool materials will have on your children’s biblical worldview. Just educating your children at home is not an adequate safeguard against compromise. Whether or not a curriculum is biblically sound will necessarily impact the kind of worldview your children develop. Take the time to carefully evaluate your homeschool materials—it’s a necessary and worthwhile investment in your children.

For more encouragement in homeschooling from a biblical foundation, consider joining us at the annual Answers Homeschool Experience here at the Ark Encounter May 9–11, 2024. You’ll hear from Heidi St. John, Ken Ham, Martyn Iles, and Sarah Hancock. It’s more than a conference—it’s an experience!

(Look for the upcoming blog post—“Evaluating Student Materials from a Biblical Worldview” for more suggestions on how to pick a curriculum that will help your children develop a biblical worldview.)