Here is a letter I mailed out with some feedback on my first week of school -
Hi friend! I hope this letter finds you and yours whole and filled with the joy of the Lord.
I am writing concerning the new school I have been studying through with Youth With A Mission. The program I have recently started is called School of Biblical Foundations and Missions. Last week was basically orientation, and we discussed the importance of Biblical Worldview and took an opinions quiz from the Nehemiah Institute. (PEERS Testing)
Available in website form, we spent a few minutes of class individually answering 70 questions from the answer choices strongly agree, tend to agree, neutral/no opinion or no knowledge, tend to disagree, and disagree; I submitted my answers slightly bashful and feeling clueless. Many of the questions seemed to relate to politics or economics, areas where I am neutral due to my lack of knowledge concerning the matter. The subject I easily recognized was Religion, and as I turned in my work I gave a sigh of relief, thinking to myself, whew! at least I got the important things right…
As the class turned in completed work, Tom, a leader of our school explained to us::
The PEERS test consists of a series of statements carefully structured to identify a person's worldview in five categories: Politics, Economics, Education, Religion, and Social Issues (PEERS). Each statement is framed to either agree or disagree with a biblical principle.
< http://www.nehemiahinstitute.com/peers.php >
My professor’s definition of the PEERS test prepared me mentally… today I got the results back from my test, and I am comforted that God’s grace is sufficient for me; Hallelujah- my cluelessness is curable! Although I got a “B” in the “Religion” category, my knowledge and relationship do not yet meet the essential application of God’s Word and Principles to everyday situations. In fact, my results classified my views of Economics as socialist; and in Politics, Education, and Social Issues I was categorized under secular humanism.
Please continue to pray for me during this time of developing and renewing my mind. Many of you whom I have chosen to send this letter to have been teachers of mine, mentors, or certainly a loved one who has spoken into my life. Please receive my sincere plea for forgiveness as there is an enormous chance you have been explaining the urgency and importance of Biblical Worldview for years. God has softened my heart to authority and correction and I pray you are rewarded by our Father in Heaven for your diligent encouragement and godly patience.
Keep sharing these principles with everyone!
Until the nets are full,
Kelsey Maxine
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