Satan has used the most ingenious methods to weave his plans and principles into the systems of education, and thus gain a strong hold on the minds of the children and youth. It is the work of the true educator to thwart his devices. We are under solemn, sacred covenant to God to bring up our children for Him and not for the world; to teach them not to put their hands into the hand of the world, but to love and fear God, and to keep His commandments. They should be impressed with the thought that they are formed in the image of their Creator and that Christ is the pattern after which they are to be fashioned. Most earnest attention must be given to the education which will impart a knowledge of salvation, and will conform the life and character to the divine similitude. It is the love of God, the purity of soul woven into the life like threads of gold, that is of true worth. The height man may thus reach has not been fully realized. {6T 127.1}

Satan har gjort brug af de kløgtigste metoder for at få sine egne planer og principper indflettet i undervisningsmetoderne og således få et stærkt greb om børnenes og de unges sind. Den sande opdragers gerning består i at bryde hans anslag. Det påhviler os, som en højtidelig og hellig pligt mod Gud at opdrage vore børn for ham og ikke for verden, at lære dem ikke at lægge deres hænder i verdens hånd, men at elske og frygte Gud og holde hans bud. Den tanke bør indprentes dem, at de er dannet i deres Skabers billede og at Kristus er det mønster, de skal tildannes efter. Den uddannelse, der vil bringe kundskab om frelsen og danne livet og karakteren efter den guddommelige lignelse, bør skænkes den alvorligste opmærksomhed. Det, som har sand værdi, er Guds kærlighed, sjælens renhed indvævet i livet ligesom tråde af guld. Den højde, et menneske således kan nå op til, er ikke til fulde blevet forstået.