796 - Sabbath School - 9.Oct Fri

Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Preparation,” pp. 275–282;
“Cooperation,” pp. 283–286; and “Discipline,” pp. 287–297, in Education.
“Upon fathers as well as mothers rests a responsibility for the child’s
earlier as well as its later training, and for both parents the demand for
careful and thorough preparation is most urgent. Before taking upon
themselves the possibilities of fatherhood and motherhood, men and
women should become acquainted with the laws of physical develop-
ment . . . ; they should also understand the laws of mental development
and moral training.”—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 276.
“The work of co-operation should begin with the father and mother
themselves, in the home life. In the training of their children they have
a joint responsibility, and it should be their constant endeavor to act
together. Let them yield themselves to God, seeking help from Him to
sustain each other. . . . Parents who give this training are not the ones
likely to be found criticizing the teacher. They feel that both the interest
of their children and justice to the school demand that, so far as pos-
sible, they sustain and honor the one who shares their responsibilit­y.”
—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 283.
Discussion Questions:
 Whether we have children or not, we all exist in some sort of
domicile, and we all interact with others, as well. What have you
learned from this week’s lesson that can help you in interacting
with, or even witnessing to, others, whether in the place where you
live or elsewhere?
 We tend to view education as a good thing. (After all, who can
be against education?) But is this always the case? What might be
examples of education’s having been perverted and turned into
something bad? What can we learn from those negative examples
that could help us make education a good thing?
 As stated in Wednesday’s study, we all have been given the
sacred gift of free will. Sooner or later, when children become
young adults or even adults, they will have to make their own
decisions regarding the God whom they had been taught about all
their young lives. Why must all parents—and anyone, really—who
seek to witness to others and to teach others the gospel, always
keep in mind this crucial truth about free will?