Moses was told to write things down for several reasons. To indicate the basis of God's relationship with his people. So that commands will be accurate, clear and can be obeyed. So that leaders might realize that they are no better than their fellows. As the people of God, we stand to lose all these benefits as our biblical literacy reduces.
Christians are effective witnesses to other people.
Thirty six people from eight Western, four Eastern and seven Third World countries worked on this problem at Dalfsen, Holland in April. They recognized that many pastors, if asked, could not tell how biblically literate their congregation is because they have no measure to apply and they do not see it as a recognized part of their responsibility. So, they came up with some tentative definitionsthat might help a church to become intentional about encouraging biblical literacy in their people. Biblical literacy is the process of becoming aware of the basic content of the Bible as the unfolding story of God's love for the world and beginning to know, understand, live and share it. A person with a highly functional knowledge of the Bible, in addition reads or hears the Bible daily and systematically, knows how to interpret and apply it and is aware of the principle theme of the Bible, Creation, Sin, Salvation, Discipleship, Judgement, and Eternal Life.