Train up a child...

[Jack Shephard]

So everyone what do you take this verse to mean? I guess what I am asking is this, IYO, pointing to doctrine of teaching kids so they will remember when they are old? You does it mean to you?

To me the verse is for everyone and can be applied in many different directions. I feel that it could be used in the same way many Apostolics use it. Train up a child (in doctrine) when he is old he will not depart from it. But I do not think this was the actual thrust behind the penning of the verse. My personal feelings are that this is a chanllenge to all. Train a child, your child-your student-your new learner on any level, in the way he should go... I think that this speaks to someones values and foundation for life as a whole. As many of you know most of us vasilate from time to time on different issuses. I believe that if this verse was solely talking about doctrine then if we follow it and teach people doctrine no one will move away from the original way they were taught? Make sense? This is why I think this is speak on several different levels but I take it to mean teach values and principles. My examples are teaching that God word is supreme above our words about the Bible. Gods ways are higher than ours and no matter what we do in life we were designed to be a vessel of honor to Him and worship Him.

So what say ye?