Scripture gives us very little detail about the childhood of Jesus. Much from those years remains a mystery. However, we have been given some insight into the character of His earthly parents, Mary and Joseph, and what we learn about them could help explain to us something of His childhood and early education. What do these … Continue reading –>
We haven’t been given many details – none, really – in the initial pages of Scripture regarding the kind of family education that went on in the earliest days of human history, though we can be sure that it was in the family structure itself that education took place back then. “The system of education … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 3:1-15, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-24, Ephesians 4:15, 1 John 3:18, Deuteronomy 6:1-25. Memory Text: “My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother” (Proverbs 1:8, NKJV). As human beings, we are always (ideally) learning. In fact, life itself is a school. “From the earliest … Continue reading –>
Helping a Distressed Priest By Gabriel Golea The Romanian priest came to me with a problem. “Can you convince the commission members that I have a good job and a good level of education so I can start my doctoral studies?” he said. The priest had enrolled to study theology at the University of Strasbourg … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “The holy pair were not only children under the fatherly care of God but students receiving instruction from the all-wise Creator. They were visited by angels, and were granted communion with their Maker, with no obscuring veil between. They were full of the vigor imparted by the tree of life, and their intellectual … Continue reading –>
Some people are considered “natural students” in the classroom. They barely need to study to make excellent grades. They absorb material easily. Their knowledge seems to “stick.” Second Peter chapters 1 and 2, however, make it evident that our education in Christ is an equal-opportunity experience for those who will dedicate themselves. The encouraging words … Continue reading –>
When Adam and Eve chose to follow the serpent’s message, they faced, among many other consequences, banishment from God’s classroom. Think about what Adam and Eve lost because of their sin. When we understand their fall, we can better understand the purpose of education for us in the present age. In spite of their banishment, … Continue reading –>
As we saw yesterday, despite God’s clear command Eve – even in her language – watered down what she had been taught. Though she didn’t misinterpret what the Lord said to her, she obviously didn’t take it seriously enough. One can hardly exaggerate the consequences of her actions. Thus, when Eve encountered the serpent, she … Continue reading –>
One of the great joys for many teachers is assembling their classrooms: hanging bulletin boards, organizing supplies, and arranging the rooms in the most desirable way. When we look at God’s vision for the classroom that was the Garden of Eden, we see the care He took in preparing a learning environment for Adam and … Continue reading –>
Though we don’t think of a garden as a classroom, it makes perfect sense, especially one like Eden, filled with the unspoiled riches of God’s creation. Hard to imagine, from our perspective today, how much these unfallen beings, in an unfallen world, being directly taught by their Creator, must have been learning in that “classroom.” … Continue reading –>
