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HO PE FO R THE NEXT G ENER ATI O N

In doing so it should start with Scripture because all Scripture is

God's breath and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and

training (2Tim 3:16). Teaching the children the truths of Scripture

will make them wise for salvation (2 Tim 3:15). Thoroughly equip

them to do good works (2Tim 3:11), prepared them to give an answer
to everyone who asks them the reason for their hope (1Pt 3:15) and

prepared them to withstand the onslaught of cultures bent on

indoctrinating young people with secular values. In fact, the value

that God placed on teaching our children the truth is clearly

addressed by Moses who stressed to his people the importance of

teaching their children about the Lord and his command and laws;

''Impress them on your children, talk about them when you sit at
home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and

when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them

on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and

your gates (Deuteronomy 6: 7-9). Moses’ thoroughness underscores

his deep concern that successive generations maintain obedience to

God's laws to ensure they would live safely in the land ''(Leviticus

25:18), that all would go well with them (Deuteronomy 12: 18), that
He makes them most prosperous, He would bless them in the land

(Deuteronomy 30:9-16), He is the one who gives the ability to

produce wealth (Deuteronomy 8:1-18) and He will bless them in the

city and blessed in the field (Deuteronomy 28:1-14) etc.