We all want our children to grow in knowledge.
Have you ever asked yourself- what kind of knowledge?
Discerning Knowledge
In today’s information age, our kids have more access to knowledge than at any other time in history. Knowledge is arguably the preeminent tool of life. Proverbs 18:15 says, “The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge. The ears of the wise seek it out.” Notice that this passage assumes a knowledge that is gathered using wisdom and discernment.
Much of the knowledge that our kids are acquiring on the internet and social media isn’t gleaned through wisdom or discernment. I liken it to the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. They are collecting mostly carnal knowledge. Our kids’ knowledge intake needs to be monitored with their computer actions limited to a common area of the house and discussed often.
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