Bible Verses About Education And Christian Formation

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Core Bible passage for the topic.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

Direct passage on the Lord's discipline.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Common training passage tied to child formation.

This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

Apollos passage about learning and teaching accurately.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Direct training language for Christian living.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Core apostolic teaching and instruction verse.

Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

Teaching everyone to present them mature in Christ.

The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.

Supports the discipline side of upbringing.

As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Parent-child instruction language closely related to the topic.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

Directly supports correction in child training.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Another child-discipline proverb.

If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

Instruction of the brethren in doctrine.

For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

Paul as spiritual father and instructor.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Scriptures from childhood are central to formation.

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

Spiritual words taught by the Spirit.

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But ye have not so learned Christ;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Training for godliness is directly relevant.

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Instruction about basic Christian doctrine.

But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

Same godliness training theme.

Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

Christ as the one instructor.

But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Shows discernment trained by practice.

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

First principles and teaching image.

Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

Maturity language fits formation.

Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

Warns against strange teachings.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

Learning tied to keeping teaching.

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

Saints are equipped for ministry.

An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

Teacher of babes language fits formation and instruction.

And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

Children taught by the Lord is a direct scriptural theme.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.