“To commit our children to the core of irreligious persons is to commit lambs to the superintendency of wolves." — Timothy Dwight
Rest assured, wolves need Jesus, but what they don't need is easier access to lambs. The blood of the Lamb will never be accepted by those getting fat and sassy on the blood of lambs.
If a wolf is going to meet Jesus, it should be in the form of a Shepherd's staff. If shepherds are concerned about converting wolves, they should begin by confronting them, not by feeding them.
State schools are often seen by Christians as mission fields for their children when they are, in fact, the mission field of State. Secular education is the outreach program of the world, but they make the savages foot the bill for the mission trip and then demand a “Thank you” to boot.
"We often overlook one important implication of Christ's teaching: We not only should render to Caesar what is Caesar's, but we also must not render to Caesar what is God's. What should we use to determine 'what is God's' in this context? Who bears God's image -- the imago Dei? The answer certainly includes our children. This means that our children may not be rendered to Caesar. But the history of the world teaches us that this is one of the first things Caesar demands... Christian parents who send Christian children to government schools when those children are uneducated and unprepared are rendering to Caesar what is God's." — Douglas Wilson, Excuse Absence
We should give Caesar what is his. But of all the things that are his, the authority to decide what belongs to him, is NOT given. In other words, Caesar is not in charge of what belongs to Caesar. He doesn't get to determine his own jurisdiction. He does not set the scope his own sphere. He can only insist on getting what God has said is his, but our children are not included in that. They do not in any way belong to him. Christians need to stop the insane habit of handing off to Caesar what belongs to God.
“We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” — Voddie Baucham
No comments:
Post a Comment