Education and the Law

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Summary

Rooted in Deuteronomy 6’s charge to teach God’s commandments diligently to children at every point of the day, the sermon frames education as a covenantal responsibility rather than a neutral, value-free enterprise as secular schooling assumes.

It argues that Christ must be Lord over education just as over every other area of life, since knowledge divorced from the fear of the Lord ultimately misforms the next generation; parents and the church share the calling to raise children who know both God’s truth and its bearing on every subject.

Essential truths

  1. Teaching God's law to children diligently, in every part of daily life, is a covenantal command, not an optional extra (Deut. 6).
  2. No education is neutral; every system of teaching rests on some view of ultimate truth and authority.
  3. Christ must be acknowledged as Lord over education, not merely over religious life.
  4. Parents bear a primary, God-given responsibility for how their children are taught.

Encouragement and challenge

Take responsibility for your children's education, ensuring it is grounded in God's law and Christ's lordship rather than a supposedly neutral secular framework.

Reference verses

  • Deuteronomy 6:1-9
  • Proverbs 22:6
  • Ephesians 6:4

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