Are you looking for a math curriculum? Before you settle on one,
there’s something very important you should consider.
Most math curriculums, even those by Christian publishers, are
presenting an unbiblical worldview. Huh? How’s that again?
Isn’t math a “neutral” subject, not aligned with a political or
ideological grouping?
After all, the equation 1+1=2 works the same way for a Christian,
Muslim, Buddhist, Atheist, or Agnostic. What does God have to do
with math?
But ask yourself, Who made math? God did. In Colossians 1:16, we
read, “For by Him were all things created…”. ALL means everything,
including mathematics, last time we checked.
Why then do our math curriculum present the math facts as being
independent from God? Most modern textbooks don’t even attempt to
offer an explanation for math’s existence.
Yes, most math books lead the student to believe that math always
works, independently from God, as a self existent truth. But God
has established the universe with fixed natural laws that hold
everything together, such as gravity, time, motion, etc.
This is how scientists have been able to understand the natural
world and universe, and how they have been able to put astronauts
into space, for example. It’s all based on the unchanging,
predictable LAWS of the universe, including mathematics.
Now, the theory of evolution violates many of these basic laws, but
that’s a discussion for another time…
So we can say that math records the orderly way that God determined
things would interact throughout the universe. God created the
universe to operate in a complex and precise manner.
In her book “Beyond Numbers” Katherine Loop shows that holding
the view that math is neutral is actually unbiblical.
Here’s a quote from her book:
“Math is not a neutral subject. God’s invisible qualities are clearly
seen in math. If we are not worshiping God in math, we are
unconsciously worshipping the creation, in this case, math itself.
We are exchanging God’s truth for a lie. Our attempts at neutrality
only harm us and open up our hearts to worldly, independent thinking.”
In “Beyond Numbers”, she explains:
* How math points us to God
* Why it works
* Teaching math Biblically
* How math helps us explore creation
* How math leads to useful inventions
* And more…
Math facts don’t exist by pure chance. They, like everything else
were created by God. Math works because God makes it work.
If you’re looking for a Biblical approach to math, check out
Katherine Loop’s book “Beyond Numbers“.




















4 users commented in " Is math ‘neutral’? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThanks good stuff.God is the Master of Math…
A very good read /study of numbers is “Numbers in Scripture By EW Bullinger
Thanks. I’m going to check that out. Part of our educational philosophy is that math reveals the order of God.
I am a seminarian and I also happened to major in Computer Science/Math in college. I currently work as a tutor.
I don’t really see the contradiction in teaching a “sterile” math course. (that is, one without the mention of God)
Math and theology answer two very different questions. Math describes the created order, but can never answer “why.” Whereas theology attempts to answer the “why” with limited description of how creation actually work.
Educators cannot teach all things at all times. Parents should absolutely teach their children that God set up the universe in a certain way. But it is also alright to simply describe what is going on (math).
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