In a recent visit to a newborn in a Sydney hospital, his interest was aroused by a weekly calendar hanging on the wall of the maternity room, indicating what and where and when the various classes were held.
"My cursory glance noticed what appeared to be numerous different classes and for each was an instructor," M V Tronson noted.
Clearly, these classes were provided to give new mums and dads every assistance in order to ensure that they were well equipped to care for their babe when they returned home.
"As I pondered this, it made me consider the local church which also provides many similar instruction methodologies for baby Christians, - persons who for the first time have sought forgiveness from the Lord Jesus for their sin and invited the Lord to become their new master," M V Tronson explained.
He said the process is something along these lines:
First, a person recognises they are a sinner. This is a revelation from the Spirit of Christ that is essential for becoming a Christian person.
Second, once sin is recognised as being this huge stumbling block in their lives, the new Christian asks the Lord Jesus who died for their sin on the Cross, to forgive them.
Third, that single step of faith provides the forgiveness and freedom of spirit for which every human being longs.
Fourth, the new Christian invites Jesus Christ in faith to come into their life as the new controller. The Lord enters their life and begins a spiritual renewal that gradually takes on the mind of Christ.
"The local church involves itself through its people in the instructional process of these steps and they take on various forms," M V Tronson stated.
Some of these are bible study and prayer groups held both at the local church or in homes, there can be classes of bible instruction, along with youth groups and personal bible study opportunities for young people.
"Those visits to the maternity ward in that Sydney hospital gave me a fresh insight into the value of the local church which gives its own type of instruction to new baby Christians, regardless of their age," concluded M V Tronson.