The Training of the Child

Often we have heard the Word of God found in Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” The passage has raised questions in the minds of some. It does not always seem true that properly trained children do not depart from the right way. This Word of God does remind us of the truth that God created all things in such a way that the young must be trained. That is seen even in the animal world. Animals need not go to school. They...