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From the very beginning, the great Reformation of the Church in the 16th century concerned itself also with the education of the children of believers in the schools. It condemned the existing schools and their education of the children, and proposed new schools in which the education of the children would be in harmony with the truth of God’s Word, as the Reformation was proclaiming that truth anew.

Today we are witnessing a striking thing in education in the United States: the arising of many private schools that call themselves Christian schools. In the past, only the Roman Catholic Church, some Lutheran Churches, and Reformed parents established Christian schools; the others were content with the public education set up by our government. Of late, many other churches and parents have been establishing Christian schools alongside the public schools.

This article, abbreviated somewhat for SB length, was written at the request of the Special Education Board. As part of the rich and glorious inheritance of the Reformed faith is the doctrine of God’s covenant of grace. The truth of God’s covenant of grace includes in it the promise of the Scriptures that God will be our God and the God of our children. We believe with all our hearts that our children “as well as the adult, are included in the covenant and church of God;…since redemption from sin by the blood of Christ, and the Holy Ghost, the...