Today, unless a child is thoroughly prepared to accept that many people live as if the world is run by humans and think God has no power, they get caught up in the idea that humans are capable enough without any of God's help.
Reed College in Portland, Or, is famous for this. Their students are the cream of the world's intellectual crop. One man who went there for a year called them educated monkeys. They preen and strut over their IQ's, while most have absolutely no knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
Many courses in religion are useless for learning to know God better. They manage to teach religion as a secular idea, taking the power of God completely out of it.