One Nation Under God Part 7: Education, Influence of Scripture, and Formation of Citizens

Biblical education built America's first schools, and it still forms virtuous citizens today.

In this episode, Pastor Nathan Brown walks through the original documents behind American education — the Old Deluder Satan Act of 1647, the New England Primer, Harvard's 1646 Rules and Precepts, and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 — and shows that biblical education was the whole point from the beginning. He makes the case that there is no such thing as neutral education, that biblical literacy is a spiritual battle, and that Christians carry a covenantal duty to pass God's Word to the next generation. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive.

You'll Learn:

✅ What Deuteronomy 6 and Psalm 78 require of Christian homes

✅ Why colonial literacy rates outran the rest of the world

✅ The four consequences of severing education from Scripture

📖 Proverbs 22:6 · Psalm 78:4-7 · Deuteronomy 6:4-9 · Proverbs 1:7 · Psalm 119:105 · 2 Timothy 3:16

Referenced: One Nation Under God, Part 1

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