5. A Historical Survey of Christian Education (1) (2009/04/07)

This is what I reorganized from the lecture by Dr. Garry Parrett in www.biblicaltraining.org.
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Summary

I. Jewish Old Testament Teaching

A. Deuteronomy 6:1-9 = Educational scripture.

Why? it may go well with you and that you may increase greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, just as the Lord, the God of your fathers, promised you.

Why? you may fear the Lord and love the Lord, obey Him, = the Goal

Shema (6:4, Hear, O Israel)

What is to be taught? the commands, decrees and laws / commandments

(10 commandments and more than it in chapter 5 of Deuteronomy)

How? Talk about them, write them on the easily seen places, tie them on ur body.

where? at home, etc = everywhere

when? everytime. when do we start? the younger the better

whom? specially on Children. who? Especially parents.

B. Judges 2:10-12

It's sad history in Jew's history. The posterity chose false gods not the true GOD.

What God has done for the people hasn't passed on from the generation to the generation.

D. Psalm 78:1-8

Resolution(I will not be like the forefathers who were rebellious),

I will teach the next generation the praise worthy deed of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done. Do I teach my children?

We gotta tell our next generation the all of God and let them experience it, too.

So it's based on home-teaching. It's fundamental. Small sanctuary = home

Father is the main teacher and the others are the extensions of him.

E. Torah (Key content included) - Curriculum

Hebrew roots. Torah = cast or shoot, hitting the target, pointing the way.

Torah is Guiding.

F. Derek = way, path Psalm 32:8

Not lecturing, but talking and questioning and story telling, Psalm. Visual teaching.(Festival etc, Children participate in it and learn - ritual is important)

II. New Testament

A. Home centered B. Ephesians 6:4 Father.......

C. Acts 2:42

church officers and elders must be able to teach, not formal setting but through their life and example.

The older generation should be able to teach the younger generation

Mature leaders should be able to teach and lead others to teach.

One Sentence

Shema! It's God's word that we should fear the LORD, love the LORD and obey the LORD with all our heart, soul and strength by keeping the commandments that our LORD gave us, and more significantly, we all must teach the next generations to learn God's almighty and love by talking, Q&A, story telling and some rituals in the every place, especially at home so that they could keep following the track of our faithful forefathers.

Retelling

God commanded us to teach our children. He let us know what to teach, how to teach, where to teach, when to teach and whey we should teach. However, failing to teach, we come to see the falling generation. I think that's okay to adopt the young generation's culture and methods. But the essence of truth must be taught. We'd better let go of the new and improved technique of future if we can't teach the truth with it. Don't miss the center. Don't miss the basis. We are all teachers as examples of life and as members of a family. It's our duty. It's our first vocation.