is why we must always begin with understanding the necessity of a Christian formal education for our children.1 But this is really just the beginning. The fact that many thousands of Christian parents still have their children in the government schools shows how far we are from even beginning what Paul requires of us. And although many have abandoned the practice of allowing secularists to instruct their children, we must never forget that this is just a good start. In Ephesians 6:4, Paul is in fact