People often say that the age-segregated discipleship system is biblical because it was practiced in the rabbinical schools in Israel during the time of Christ. They conclude that it is legitimate to adopt the pattern of the rabbis. There are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We should bring our children with us to the publick teaching, so may our private teaching prove profitable. Oftentimes divine truths are as nails, one teaching sets them in, and the other teaching fastens them; one plants and the other waters, and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
YMToday.com recently posted a review of my book A Weed in the Church. Here is Matt Hudson's response to the review: Thank you for taking the time to read and review this book. I completely agree with you that more youth workers ought to read and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Scripture teaches that the church, the family, and the individual have a responsibility to care for the fatherless and widow. However, each does not share the same responsibilities in this care. The church is carefully constructed to take care of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Proverbs 13:20, God commends those who seek out wisdom by walking with those who are wise. However, someone who spends his time with fools will be destroyed. In Proverbs 22:15, God says, “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Here is a blog post by Ray Ortland that identifies the absurdity of organizing the church according to class, race, and age. He writes: Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“If you want your child to grow up in the church and love the church - love the church. Don’t send them off to Sunday School or children’s church. Show them how you love to worship God.” – John Piper, Raising Children...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
No. We believe that the mass exodus of youth is the result of disobedience. Apostasy always follows disobedience. There is a long list of things that we believe has caused the youth crisis including the preaching of a false gospel, homes out of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
We often receive comments like this one on the Divided home page: "I would just like to mention the fact that Jewish youth were discipled by Rabbis (teachers) until the age of 13 and some young men past that age. Jesus himself was taught in this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
