[Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Tue May 20 21:49:30 UTC 2014

Statistics wouldn’t say much, as correlation does not imply causation. I knew many people in my public school who were perfectly functional human beings, and many who went to Catholic school who did not act very well.

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On May 20, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Poppa Bear <heavens4real at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder if any of the statistics are true about teen pregnancy, school
> violence and teen drop out being higher with the absence of the Bible and
> prayer in school. Is there any correlation to you? When what feels good
> becomes truth for many children then I think that we get a lot of the self
> destructive actions and self perceptions that we see as a spreading social
> epidemic with the younger generation. My children go to a school where they
> pray daily and their teachers pray with them over all kinds of issues, they
> receive hugs and are able to be taught the value of modesty, how to honor
> God with your thoughts and body, what God says about marriage, family,
> hatred and all kinds of things that none of my other five children were ever
> exposed to in the public school system. My two girls in a Christian school
> do anything they can to not miss school and that was not the case with my
> children in public school. The same is for many of the neighbor children in
> public school, they often complain about going and have very little ideas
> about their own value as people and that they were created by a loving God
> who has a plan for their life.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brandon
> Olivares via Faith-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 12:27 PM
> To: Paul; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Daily Thought for Tuesday, May 20, 2014
> 
> I wonder if we may have a respectful discussion about whether what this
> article says is truly correct. IMO, "God" hasn't been taken out of schools,
> Christianity has. And to me this is a good thing, because we live in a free
> nation where people are free to practice whatever religion they desire. I
> think this is the beauty of our nation. We don't live in the middle east
> where practicing a different religion could get you killed.
> 
> We are all free to worship or believe as we like, and I think that is
> beautiful. In this one country we have Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists,
> New-Agers and many others besides. All people should feel comfortable, not
> like this country is only for Christians, which it definitely is not.
> 
> Just my opinion.
> 
> --
> Brandon
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> On May 20, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Paul via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello and good day to you all out there.  I hope that, by God's matchless
> grace and His providential care, that you are all doing well today.
>> 
>> In this article the author is "preaching to the choir," so to speak, but
> perhaps you can pass it along to someone who doesn't know Christ, whether
> that individual be a relative, personal friend or acquaintance.  Even though
> we hear about leading someone to Christ, it is the work of the Holy Spirit
> that actually causes one to accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior.
> The author's name is not given, but this contribution is from a publication
> called "The Tract League." The article in question is entitled "Blessed Is
> The Nation," rendered as follows:
>> 
>> God isn't welcome in our public schools these days--not until our next
> crisis.
>> 
>> Trouble does that to people.  When security or health is threatened, we
> turn to God for help.
>> 
>> When good times return, we ignore God.
>> 
>> The Bible says this pattern has been in place ever since people lived.  We
> avoid God until we are in trouble.  The Bible has a word for that.  It's
> called sin.
>> 
>> We ignore God and His commandments at our peril.  Most of the nation's
> problems are rooted in our choice to ignore God and His desires and how we
> should live.
>> 
>> The Bible says that God is going to have the last word on our nation.  He
> will destroy us if we continue in our sin.  The Bible clearly shows that He
> has done it to many other nations throughout history.
>> 
>> God longs for us to repent, to turn from our selfishness, and to follow
> Him in obedience.  This is the path to blessing.
>> 
>> When we seek Him in good times and bad, He never turns away.  In His
> mercy, He has provided a solution to our personal and national sin.  He sent
> His only Son, Jesus, to take the judgment for our sin upon Himself so that
> everyone who repents and trusts in Him has his sins washed clean.
>> 
>> When we put our trust in God, we learn how to govern ourselves, our
> families, and our nation.  We learn what it is to be blessed.  The Bible
> says:  "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord" (Psalm 33:12).
>> 
>> If you are ready to submit to God's desires for you and your family, use
> this prayer to tell Him.
>> 
>> "Dear God, forgive me and forgive our nation for trying to live without
> You.  I accept and believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ, paid the penalty for
> all my sins.  I repent of my sins and ask that You will help me to follow
> Your desires for personal, family, and national life. Amen."
>> 
>> If you want to learn more about God's desires for you, read the Gospel of
> John, talk to a Christian, and visit a Bible-teaching church.  You will be
> warmly welcomed.
>> 
>> And there you have this article, short and elementary as it is.
>> 
>> The author mentioned that God will destroy nations.  A graphic
> illustration of this in modern times took place on October 17, 1994.  While
> God's direct intervention did not destroy a nation outright, He made it very
> plain that the activity taking place in a particular area of the world, and
> in particular the U.S., was not acceptable to Him.  For on that day, at
> approximately 5:30 a.m. local time, an earthquake struck parts of southern
> California, particularly centering on three communities, only two of which I
> can remember:  Northridge and Canoga Park.  Many people thought this was a
> tragedy until it was brought out in the "Orange County Register," the main
> publication in this area, that these three communities had the main
> publishing companies for pornographic material.  Did the earthquake stamp it
> out altogether? By no means; in fact I wouldn't be surprised if those
> publishers weren't back in business before too long a time delay.  But the
> fact remained that, with God showing His displeasure in the form of an
> earthquake, that He did not approve of such activity.  So, if it could
> happen there it could happen anywhere.
>> 
>> Before I close for today, here is the answer to Sunday's Bible game.  It
> was Hosea 14.  If you still have the poem in your inbox, I would suggest
> that you read Hosea 14 alongside the poem and see how well both of them
> harmonize.
>> 
>> And now may the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just keep us safe, 
>> individually and collectively, in these last days in which we live.
>> Lord willing, tomorrow there will be another Daily Thought message for 
>> you.  Your Christian friend and brother, Paul 
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