In my devotion time,
I read an article by Dr. David Jeremiah that simply amazed me. Let me share it with you and then I will make
some additional comments at the end.
Matthew,
Mark, Luke, & Ringo
Listen to the statutes... teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Deuteronomy 4:1, 9
Listen to the statutes... teach them to your children and your grandchildren.
Deuteronomy 4:1, 9
Recommended
Reading
Deuteronomy 4:1-9 |
Recently comedian Jay Leno asked his television audience to name
one of the Ten Commandments. One person
ventured: "God helps those who help themselves.” Leno asked if anyone could name the four
Gospels. No one could; but responding to
another question, almost everyone in the audience could name the four Beatles.
As biblical instruction wanes, large numbers of young people are biblically illiterate. Our society is developing a profound ignorance of Jesus. Many do not understand the term "Good Friday" or the meaning of our basic Christian vocabulary--grace, sin, redemption, and salvation.
The number of people who read the Bible "occasionally" has declined from 79 percent in the 1980s to 59 percent. Only 16 percent of Christians say they read the Bible daily.1
Read your Bible every day. Teach it to your children. Do not depend on others to do it. Offer to lead Bible classes at your church, and volunteer to work in the children's ministry. Reversing the tide of biblical illiteracy is going to take all of us doing our part.
Many Christians expect the world to respect the book they neglect.
Quoted by E.C. McKenzie
As biblical instruction wanes, large numbers of young people are biblically illiterate. Our society is developing a profound ignorance of Jesus. Many do not understand the term "Good Friday" or the meaning of our basic Christian vocabulary--grace, sin, redemption, and salvation.
The number of people who read the Bible "occasionally" has declined from 79 percent in the 1980s to 59 percent. Only 16 percent of Christians say they read the Bible daily.1
Read your Bible every day. Teach it to your children. Do not depend on others to do it. Offer to lead Bible classes at your church, and volunteer to work in the children's ministry. Reversing the tide of biblical illiteracy is going to take all of us doing our part.
Many Christians expect the world to respect the book they neglect.
Quoted by E.C. McKenzie
As a pastor, I began
to wonder if the Faith Family I lead where among the illiterate. After pondering on it for quite a while, I am
convinced they are not. We have amazing
teachers throughout our education programs and I know they are very familiar
with the Word of God.
I see the problem as
being a generational problem. The ones
following the baby boomers has for one reason or another, seem to have dropped
the ball in going to church and teaching their children even the basics of the
Bible.
So, how to we change
these sad facts? Discipleship! Go after that generation, bring them into
God’s family, and teach them. Disciple
them and teach them to do the same at home.
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