Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States and also the only one to be from New Jersey, said in 1904: “If you wish your children to be Christians you must really take the trouble to be Christians yourselves.”
Rev. Ritch Grimes comments:
There is a common misconception about the duty of the church. Pay attention here, because it is critical for the future of our children and our church. Christian education is not the job of the local church.
The local church is involved in Christian education, but the primary place for Christian education is the home. One day a week meeting at a church is not going to have as much effect upon your kids’ understanding of God and spiritual things as much as what is being taught the other six days of the week in the home.
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Adapted from the sermon “Teach Your Children” by Rev. Ritch Grimes, Kerux sermon #16676.
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[Original illustration at this number was a duplicate of HolwickID #20968]