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Your children’s education is of utmost importance. This should be stating the obvious. However, many Christian parents are not aware of the many agendas lurking behind our education system. The government recognises the importance of school. It knows that you win a generation through discipling them. I demonstrated this in my first article. You must understand why. In doing so you will recognise the battle line and thus know how to fight. The false religion of secular humanism is taught in our schools for a reason. This is no mistake. Governments that do not pay reverence to the Son of God (Ps 2) grope for sovereignty. Thomas Paine (1739 – 1809 A.D.) stated it this way; “The Nation is essentially the source of all Sovereignty; nor can any individual, or any body of men, be entitled to any authority which is not expressly derived from it.”[1] In other words, secular governments take counsel and deride (Ps 2:2) the “ruler of the kings of the earth” ( Rev 1:5). All imposter sovereigns seek to influence their disciples. The common method of discipleship is education. Through education every religion/philosophy trains its adherents in a world and life view. Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) knew the importance of discipling children via government controlled education. He stated it like this; “[n]o one will doubt that the legislator should direct his attention above all to the education of youth; for the neglect of education does harm to the constitution. The citizen should be moulded to suit the form of government under which he lives….Neither must we suppose that any one of the citizens belongs to himself, for they all belong to the state.”[2] There is a goal behind every curriculum. It either glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ or not. Our educational aims must be to lay claim of Christ, not the government, over the child’s acquisition of knowledge and wisdom. Secular humanist government schools seek to mould our youth according to the philosophy of the government. Why? Those seeking to usurp God’s sovereignty assume possession of their subjects and their children. God, as the sovereign Creator, owns you and your children. Secular humanist governments seek to assert their ownership over you and your children. They are the imposter trying to usurp your inheritance and God’s sovereignty. No one denies the power of education in the area of ownership and discipleship. This is an old battle line. It has been a major battle since the beginning of creation. There is a sharp antithesis. The usurper wants to take power and control his subjects. Christ is working to disciple the nations through the work of His bride ( Matt 28). Much of this work is accomplished through parents discipling/educating their children ( Deut 6, Mal 2:15).
by Trev McCallum | 2 July 2009
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We are embarking on a series regarding the education of our children.
This is an important worldview issue. Education cannot be held in
isolation. It is a piece of the worldview jigsaw that influences the
entire makeup of our worldview puzzle. As Christians we are engaged in
the battle over worldviews. It is a war “between...biblical
Christianity where the infinite and sovereign God of the universe
reigns and rules and the worldview of the many varieties of man-centred
belief systems where finite and dependent creatures work to rule and
reign independent of God.”[1] What exactly is a worldview? Greg Bahnsen
defined it this way; “A worldview is a network of presuppositions
(which are not verified by the procedures of natural science) regarding
reality (metaphysics), knowing (epistemology), and conduct (ethics) in
terms of which every element of human experience is related and
interpreted.”[2] Nothing is neutral. “You must not set aside your faith
in God when you consider anything.”[3] Your worldview must be consistent
with the revelation in the Bible. A house divided cannot stand. When
parts of your worldview do not comport with the Scriptures things need
to change. “He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not
gather with Me scatters abroad” ( Matt 12:30).
By Trev McCallum | 25 June 2009
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This will be my final analysis of end times madness, for now anyway. It is a little long. But a bit of repetition is good! I will look at Matthew 24:15-34 and then draw some application. Many of you may think that one’s end times view has no bearing on anything in particular. Surely what you believe about the future does not affect the way you conduct life now. This may be true. I respect the wisdom and insight Charles Spurgeon gave in his exposition of Psalm 86:9.
“David was not a believer in the theory that the world will grow worse and worse, and that the dispensation will wind up with general darkness, and idolatry. Earth's sun is to go down amid tenfold night if some of our prophetic brethren are to be believed. Not so do we expect, but we look for a day when the dwellers in all lands shall learn righteousness, shall trust in the Saviour, shall worship thee alone, O God, and shall glorify thy name. The modern notion has greatly damped the zeal of the church for missions, and the sooner it is shown to be unscriptural the better for the cause of God. It neither consorts with prophecy, honours God, nor inspires the church with ardour. Far hence be it driven.”1
By Trev McCallum | 17 June 2009
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