![]() ![]() But I would not say once a month, because one of the things you want to teach the child is that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. If it can’t be, it needs to be once a week. And you can study it in a way that’s not boring, where the child doesn’t passively sit but interacts with the Word of God and sees what it has to say. Give us a picture of what that Deuteronomy 6 family looks like today as we attempt to teach spiritual truth to our kids.įirst of all, I think there needs to be a time when the family gets together to study the Word. We live in a post-Christian era -we are a people who do not have a solid theology because we really don’t know God, and you can’t know God apart from getting into the Word. They open the Bible and are lost they read a few verses and that’s it. But they really don’t know what the Word of God says. They could tell you basic things about Jesus Christ and about God. When you say people in our churches today don’t know the Bible, what do you mean? We’re living in a time when a great majority of people in the church really don’t know God’s Word for themselves. Deuteronomy 6 tells us that we should teach God’s Word to our children “when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up.” But you cannot instruct your children in things that you don’t know. You believe that’s our mandate-our assignment -as parents, don’t you? ![]() We’ve developed a number of tools for people to learn the Bible and then to teach their children how to study it. We do this for children, for teenagers, and for adults. Our whole purpose is to teach people how to study God’s Word for themselves. Precept Ministries exists to establish God’s people in God’s Word so that we live lives of reverence toward Him. What is the purpose of Precept Ministries? In the following excerpt from that interview, Kay discusses how parents can teach God’s Word to their kids. Well over two million people have completed Precept Bible study courses since then. We discussed that topic with Kay Arthur, who with her husband Jack founded Precept Ministries in 1970. Often when we ask parents, “What’s your number one need?” Their most frequent answer is, “I want help in teaching the Christian life to my kids.” Four of her books have received the prestigious Gold Medallion Award.Teaching Your Children to Study the Bible Author of over 100 books and Bible studies, with over ten million in print.Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Christian Women in Media Association in 2012.Recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Tennessee Temple University for outstanding biblical knowledge.Recipient of the prestigious NRB Hall of Fame Award at the 2011 National Religious Broadcasters Convention and Exposition.Precepts for Life is available online today at. Kay taught and hosted Precepts for Life™, reaching more than 75 million households each day through radio and television in more than 30 countries for more than 20 years. Kay and Jack served as co-CEOs of Precept until 2012 when their son David assumed the position. An author of more than 100 books and Bible study workbooks, Kay continues to collaborate with the Precept team on Bible study resources. Through television, radio, writing, and speaking, God has used Kay to reach millions of households with His truth. In 1970, the Arthurs purchased a 32-acre farm in the Tennessee Valley and officially launched the Reach Out Ranch. After several years of international ministry, health issues forced the Arthurs back to Tennessee and opened the door for the living room Bible study ministry that became Precept. Kay met her husband, Jack, shortly after coming to faith, and the two married in 1965. Kay came to faith on the morning of Jand quickly developed an unquenchable thirst for the Word of God and relationship with Him. Kay Arthur’s exciting, practical approach to studying the Bible has helped millions of people discover the truth of God’s Word for themselves over the past five decades.
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