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What does the lecturer mean when she says you are here to educate your students for eternity?
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Educating my students for eternity means helping them achieve their academic and eternal goals of reaching heaven, even after succeeding here on earth as adults and elders.
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Beyond the physical, there is the spiritual which is our core. We are spirit beings because God is Spirit (created like Him). Our spirit is what transcends after this physical life for judgement. It is therefore highly important that Christian educators educate children with eternity in view in their class lessons, to guide the minds of the Children in sewing the seed of Christ in them, which the Holy Spirit would help make grow in due time for harvest.
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Every lesson a student receives is a building block for their future. This truth shapes and molds them, impacting both their lives here and their prospects hereafter hence the statement we educate our students for eternity
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The education we give to the students is for them to know God for the future.
The students should have the understanding that there is always an end to whatever we do on earth. We are made an eternal being, hence whatever they do must reflect godliness in every aspect of live and it is not limited to whatever they are taught in the classroom.
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We must always be mindful that our students must know, love, and choose Jesus as their Lord and Savior and live a Christian life successfully so that we can all see and know each other later on in eternity. I would not want to miss a single one of my students there! We must always maintain an eternal perspective while working with our students. They must truly understand the wisdom of God and have a strong foundation in the Word in the Bible so that they can successfully be Christians. This is secondary to their academic success, since their salvation is the most important thing. They will need to have habits of Christian virtues instilled and modeled for them. This is not just about teaching reading, writing, math, and so forth!