“I advise no-one to place his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount.”
Martin Luther
Some very challenging & helpful thoughts on parenting and education can be found here.
Here is the nub of it:
Some Scripture Passages of Relevance to Christian Education
Genesis 1.1 - the starting point - what hope is there for an education if it begins with error and sin on this point ?
Genesis 18.19 - God intends his people to ensure that their children keep the way of the LORD
Deuteronomy 4.9-10 - children must be taught the ways and works and will of God
Deuteronomy 6.4-7, 11.19 - at all times and in all places we are to be teaching our children to please the LORD by obedience of thought and deed
Psalm 1.1-6 - the people with whom we associate and the things upon which we meditate are of immense spiritual significance
Psalm 78.1-8 - children must be taught the works and will of God
Proverbs 1-9 - the most important thing is to get wisdom which begins with (is founded upon ?) the fear of the LORD, is passed on from parents to children and is essential to a righteous life
Proverbs 13.24 - to deprive your child of proper correction and chastisement is an evidence of not truly wanting the best for him
Proverbs 22.6 - The LORD encourages us that giving our children a godly education will have lasting consequences for good
Matthew 18.5-6 - terrible woes on those who cause believing children to sin
Mark 10.13-16 - Jesus' anger against any who stand in the way of children coming to him for blessing
John 8.31-32 - to know the truth and enjoy real freedom we must hold to the teaching which Christ gives
John 14.6 - Jesus is the truth
2 Corinthians 10.5 - we want everything which sets itself up against the knowledge of God to be destroyed and every thought made captive to the obedience of Christ.
Ephesians 6.4 - fathers are to bring up their children in the training and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 1.15-18 - the reality that the education we give our children must conform to - an essential description of the origin and purpose of all things and of their sustenance by and subjection to Christ
Colossians 2.3-8 - right thinking and living is based on Christ in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are deposited.
1 Timothy 6.20 - we must keep away from what is falsely called knowledge
2 Timothy 3.14-17 - the all-sufficiency of Scripture and the benefit of knowing the Scriptures from infancy
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