For some reason many parents dislike to give their children religious instruction, and they leave them to pick up in Sabbath school the knowledge which it is their privilege and duty to impart. Such parents fail to fulfill the responsibility laid upon them, to give their children an all-around education. God commands His people to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. What does this mean—the nurture and admonition of the Lord? It means to teach them to order the life by the requirements and lessons of the word; to help them to gain a clear understanding of the terms of entrance into the city of God. Not to all who would enter will the gates of that city be opened, but to those only who have studied to know God’s will, and have yielded their lives to His control. {CT 109.1}

Af en eller anden grund kan mange forældre ikke lide at give deres børn religiøs oplæring, og de lader børnene få deres kundskab fra sabbatsskolen i stedet for, som det ellers er deres forret og pligt at selv give dem. Sådanne forældre opfylder ikke det ansvar som lægges på dem, at give deres børn en alsidig uddannelse. Gud påbyder Sit folk at opdrage deres børn i Herrens tugt og formaning. Hvad betyder dette? - Herrens tugt og formaning? Det betyder at undervise dem i at indrette livet efter ordets forlangender og lektier; at hjælpe dem til at få en klar forståelse af hvornår de går ind i Guds stad. Det er ikke alle, som vil ind i staden, at dens porte åbnes op for, men kun for dem som har arbejdet på at kende Guds vilje, og har givet deres liv i Hans kontrol.