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Yet, in the Christian system, Christ's crucifixion is "the power of God and the wisdom of God" (1 Cor 1:24).

The Bible's teachings are true. The first justification for integration is pretty obvious but often overlooked. Christians hold that, when properly interpreted, the teachings of Holy Scripture are true.

In valuing extrabiblical knowledge our brothers and sisters in church history were merely following common sense and Scripture itself. Repeatedly, Scripture acknowledges the wisdom of cultures outside Israel;

Christians should do everything they can to gain and teach important and relevant knowledge in their areas of expertise. At the level appropriate to our station in life, Christians are called to be Christian intellectuals, at home in the world of ideas.

Biblical teaching about the role of the mind in the Christian life and the value of extrabiblical knowledge requires integration.