The Essential Knowledge (Part 18)
“The light of the knowledge of the glory of God.”
Chapter 37—The False and the True in Education
Myths and Fairy Tales
In the education of children and youth, fairy tales, myths, and fictitious stories are now given a large place. Books of this character are used in the schools, and they are to be found in many homes. How can Christian parents permit their children to use books so filled with falsehood? When the children ask the meaning of stories so contrary to the teaching of their parents, the answer is that the stories are not true; but this does not do away with the evil results of their use. The ideas presented in these books mislead the children. They impart false views of life and beget and foster a desire for the unreal.
The widespread use of such books at this time is one of the cunning devices of Satan. He is seeking to divert the minds of old and young from the great work of character building. He means that our children and youth shall be swept away by the soul-destroying deceptions with which he is filling the world. Therefore he seeks to divert their minds from the word of God and thus prevent them from obtaining a knowledge of those truths that would be their safeguard.
Never should books containing a perversion of truth be placed in the hands of children or youth. Let not our children, in the very process of obtaining an education, receive ideas that will prove to be seeds of sin. If those with mature minds had nothing to do with such books, they would themselves be far safer, and their example and influence on the right side would make it far less difficult to guard the youth from temptation.
We have an abundance of that which is real, that which is divine. Those who thirst for knowledge need not go to polluted fountains. The Lord says:
“Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,
And apply thine heart unto My knowledge….
That thy trust may be in the Lord,
I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
Have not I written to thee excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of
truth;
That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them
that send unto thee?”
“He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That they should make them known to their children;”
“Showing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.”
“That the generation to come might know them,
Even the children which should be born;
Who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God.”
“The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich,
And He addeth no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 22:17-21; Psalm 78:5, 4, 6, 7; Proverbs 10:22.
https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/135.2330#2330
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for revealing the dangers of fiction. Please bless us to wisely choose subjects that will equip us and our children to be better fitted for Christian service here and eternal life in the hereafter. Most assuredly, please bless us to study Jesus and become one with You as You are with Your Son so that we might have the mind of Christ and enjoy His experience of always pleasing You and to one day soon stand in Thy presence without fear of death. Thank You, because we ask it in the Awesome and Almighty name of Your Son, Jesus, our Saving King. Amen.
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