Teaching from Nature While the Bible should hold the first place in the education of children and youth, the book of nature is next in importance. God’s created works testify to His love and power. He has called the world into being, with all that it contains. God is a lover of the beautiful; and in the world which He has fitted up for us He has not only given us everything necessary for our comfort, but He has filled the heavens and the earth with beauty. We see His love and care in the rich fields of autumn, and His smile in the glad sunshine. His hand has made the castle-like rocks and the towering mountains. The lofty trees grow at His command; He has spread earth’s green velvet carpet and dotted it with shrubs and flowers. {CT 185.1}

(185) Når bibelen har førstepladsen i børn og unges uddannelse, er naturens bog næst vigtigst. Guds skabte værker bevidner om Hans kærlighed og kraft. Han har kaldt verden frem, med alt hvad den indeholder. Gud elsker det smukke, og den verden Han har sat op for os, har han ikke blot givet os alt nødvendigt for vor bekvemmelighed, men Han har fyldt himlene og jorden med skønhed. Vi ser Hans kærlighed og omsorg for efterårets rige marker, og Hans smil i det glade solskin. Hans hånd har gjort de slotslignende klipper, og de tårnaktige bjerge. De knejsende træer vokser efter Hans påbud, Han har spredt jordens grønne fløjlstæppe og prikket det op med krat og blomster.