We ought to be serious about Bible Classes being an important part of our work in teaching others the gospel--especially our young people! Parents,when you teach your children by word or by example that other things are more important than Bible Class, just how seriously do you think they are going to consider their presence in class when they do come? If entertainment, trips to see relatives, or sporting events override the importance of Bible class, is that teaching your children to put God and His kingdom first (Matthew 6:33)?

Teachers, if you spend little or no time in preparation to teach your students before 9:00 or 9:15 AM on Sunday morning are you really being serious about your role as a teacher of God's Word? You cannot teach  what you do not know. Are you short changing the children with “fun and games” in place of God's Word? In the August edition of the Gospel Advocate, brother Neil Anderson said: "Today I fear that biblical illiteracy is on the rise. Often Bible classes are no more than fun and games. Too many parents and teachers do not know the fundamental teachings of the Bible. They have failed to be taught or to study for themselves. The truths of [the] Scriptures have not become a way of life for them." When that is the case with the parents and the teachers the children themselves have little chance of learning much from the Scriptures.

As a remedy brother Anderson suggests (and I certainly agree) that we need to be concerned about spiritual home schooling. Read Deuteronomy 6:5-7, Ephesians 6:1-4. Our students will not get serious about learning what the Bible teaches unless we as parents and teachers excite and prompt them to do so. Bible classes cannot take the place of regular home schooling in the Scriptures, but the church can be an extremely valuable aid to the parents who take their faith seriously and want their children to do so too. I am not trying to cast stones at any family in particular, but I am trying to cast a net to take in all in this congregation who have children and do not bring them to Bible study and study with them at home. Teachers, teach them the Word of God. What will we say at the Judgment when Jesus asks us about our attitude toward our own Bible study and how we failed our children in  this area? Think! -Ted

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