The education of children and youth is the primary
responsibility of parents (Ps. 127:3; Deut. 6:7-9; Eph. 6:4).
The education of children and youth is a 24-hours-a-day,
7-days-a-week process that must take place from birth through
maturity (Deut. 11:19; Prov. 22:6).
The education of children and youth must have as its
primary goals the salvation and discipleship of the next
generation (Matt. 28:19-20; Ps. 78:6-7).
The education of children and youth must be based on God’s
Word as absolute truth (Matt. 24:35; Ps. 119:89).
The education of children and youth must hold Christ
preeminent in all of life (Col. 2:3; Luke 11:52).
The education of children and youth must not hinder the
spiritual and moral development of the next generation (Matt.
18:6; Matt. 19:13-14).
The education of children and youth, if and when delegated
to others by parents, must be done by teachers chosen with utmost
care to ensure that they all follow these principles (Ex. 18:21;
1 Sam. 1:27-28).
The education of children and youth results in the
formation of lifestyles or worldviews that will be patterned
after the belief systems or worldviews of their teachers (Luke
6:40; Phil. 4:9).
The education of children and youth must have a view of
the future that includes the eternal perspective (Col. 3:1-2;
Col. 3:23-24).
