Vice as regards to one’s character has a dictionary meaning as evil actions, wickedness, a fault or bad habit certain types of criminal behaviour. Vice juxtaposes virtue. Vice is criminal in nature.
Social relates to society: One’s relationship with others in a given society. Moral attitudes or behaviours considered to be decent and acceptable and in consonance with belief of the people. Now social vices can be defined as those criminal acts or evil actions which are inimical to the society and its inhabitants while moral vices are those behaviours parallel to conventional and acceptable ways of living. Social vices range from cultism, examination malpractice, drug abuse and drug addition, youth restiveness et ecteral moral vices in the other hand envelope inter-alia, sexual immorality, indecent dressing, disrespect to elders. It is tantamount to moral decadence.
Social and moral vices in the 21st century have been on the increase if, one is to take a cursory look back in the olden days. Due to breakthrough in the scientific and technological research, which brought about civilization which also in turn brought about negative changes in the global world? Youths are mostly victims to these nefarious activities. There is no gain saying the fact that we have put off the cloth of moral rectitude if at all we have worn it before, now what we are wearing is the cloth of moral decadence.
The high rate of crime in the country, the increase in examination malpractice, the increment in sexual immorality even with effervescent should be a concern to all and saundry and should be ribbed in its bud before it ravages our future leaders. The question now is what should be done to curtail these atrocious acts? The solution is not far-fetched. The fact still remains that these menaces are not inborn, they are acquired through the process of leaving and it’s allied. Since they are acquired through the process of learning, they can also be stopped through the process of learning. They are acquired through the process of imparting on the people, the book that can only inform, they can now be stopped through the process of imparting on the same people the book that can transform (The Bible). Hence, the urgent need for Biblical Education.
BIBLICAL EDUCATION
R.S Peter defined Education as a kind of commitment that comes from getting on the insight of a form of thought and awareness. “Education also means the process by which one acquires knowledge ideas, norms and information as well as how to apply them to live effectively in a given society”. (Definition-Mine). The importance of Biblical education as a solution to these problems can not be over emphasized. One conspicuous cause of this malady is the lack of the knowledge of the word of God. (Hosea: 4:6). Since the inability of the people to know the word of God contributes immensely to these problems, we can simply tackle it by given them adequate information about the word of God. This can be achieved through biblical education.
WAYS TO ACHIEVE BIBLICAL EDUCATION
Restructuring of our primary school curriculum so as to accommodate compulsory Bible and moral instructions since primary schools are the foundations of education and mostly the breeding ground for these immoral and anti-social activities. Religious knowledge with great reference to bible provisions should be made mandatory to all secondary school students irrespective of one’s field, just as English language and mathematics are compulsory.
The bible says in 2Tim: 3v16, all scripture is inspired by God; it is profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and for training in righteousness. This means, we can not attain the level of sanctity without the bible.
Parents should see it as a point of duty to bring up their children in the fear of God through daily bible reading so that even when they grow, they will not depart from it (proverb: 22v6). Churches should be in the vanguard against this evil, religious leaders should from time to time organize bible seminars; retreats etc for members of their churches, also school evangelism and outreaches should be their priority. Authorities of the higher institutions should create rooms for biblical orientation to fresher as well as old students by inviting bible scholars to lecture the students on sound biblical doctrines which will see them throughout their stay at school. Campus fellowship should be given free hand to impart the word of God to the students. Also biblical knowledge should be a since quaron to gain admission into higher institutions. Mass media which is the easiest way to reach numerous people at the same time should be having from time to time programmes designed to educate people on sound Biblical dogmas.
Government should attach much emphasis on Bible knowledge during employment; also bible discussion time should be mapped out for government workforce within the period of work on daily basis. Non- governmental organizations (N.G.Os), pressure groups, political parties etc should join hands in this fight by mobilizing people with the view of making them well grounded in the Bible, rather than emphasizing much on material gains and self aggrandizement. I am optimistic that if we can make our people Bible cognoscenti, they can withstand the wills of these vices (Eph. 6v10-19). We must imbibe the culture of meditating on the Bible day and night and imparting same on our subjects for a prosperous living (Joshua 1v8). There is no better time for biblical education than now. This is the time, all hands must be on deck to stop these devil engineered activities from bringing about the unprecedented and imponderable decimation and depopulation of our cherished and God’s given nation.
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