Isaiah 54:13 And all your children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of your children. I. THE NATURE OF THIS CULTURE. True culture is threefold — physical, intellectual, and moral. Our text relates to the highest form, and implies all the rest. It is complete culture, the development of the whole man. 1. The text presupposes man's ignorance. Man needs teaching, the imparting of truth. (1) There is man's ignorance of self. (2) Of duty. (3) Of God. (4) Of destiny. 2. The statement of the text implies the Divine intention. It is not God's will that man remain in ignorance. 3. The statement of the text announces the Divine plan. "All thy children shall be taught of the Lord."(1) The student — "Thy children."(2) The Teacher — "The Lord." He is an omniscient Teacher, knowing the truths to be taught, and the temperament and disposition of the students. He is a patient Teacher. He is an omnipresent Teacher. (3) The subjects taught. Language (Zephaniah 3:9). The language of faith, of prayer, of love. Mathematics (Mark 8:36; 2 Peter 1:5; Acts 12:24; Isaiah 53:12; Philippians 3:8). Political science. The kingdom of God. Our citizenship is in Heaven: citizens of the commonwealth of Israel. Natural and spiritual science. Of Origins (John 1:1-3). Of preservation (Colossians 1:17; Hebrews 1:3). Of the Divine (John 17:3). Of the human (Genesis 1:26). God, man, sin, salvation, duty and destiny are all studied. (4) The methods of teaching. The "Word" method (.John 5:39; 2 Timothy 3:15). The object method (Psalm 19:1-6). The Holy Spirit method (John 16:13). The conscience method (Romans 2:15). The corrective method (Proverbs ill 12). II. THE GREAT RESULT. "And great shall be the peace of thy children." 1. This teaching shall result in enlightenment. Culture means light. 2. In elevation. All true culture leads that way. 3. In spiritual strength (Hebrews 5:12-14). 4. In peace. There is a threefold peace, peace with God, peace with conscience, peace with fellow-men. This school appeals for students. Will you enter The condition of entrance is given in John 1:11, 12. The completion of a life course in this school develops the soul for promotion to the University of the New Jerusalem. Every graduate receives the degree of "Sinner saved, and then begins the higher course in the University where boundless prospects and boundless possibilities lie before the student. What other school offers attractions such as these? (W. C. Kantner, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.WEB: All your children shall be taught of Yahweh; and great shall be the peace of your children. |
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