Re: Recently attended an EPMC Bible School AMA
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:58 pm
Sudsy, it is not possible in an adult world to avoid "any possible worldly influence". You have a one track mind about "bringing sinners to repentance." We may err on the side of training our children but I think that beats exposing them to a lot of unnecessary worldly influence before they are prepared.Sudsy wrote:
I agree that there are scriptures that tell us to be careful who we hang out with, as you have shared a couple, and I think this especially applies to those who are not out to seek the salvation of others. When we look at Jesus who asks Levi to come with him, He goes for dinner, “And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?” Jesus answers, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” (Mark 2:13-17). Just hanging out with the unsaved was not what Jesus was about nor should we be. Sudsy, there is a huge difference between having the thirty to seventy year old crowd spending time with sinners and having our children exposed to everything that public school children experience. We avoid having TV so our children not not exposed to that corruption so why would we want them running with the other crowd. We believe it is wise to prepare them for the time when they will need to deal with the world.
I think the Romans 12:1-2 text points out we must have a renewing of our minds so we are not conformed to how the world views things. Without armouring ourselves with spiritual armour, we can be drawn into the world's way of viewing things and then into their sinning. So, preparedness as Jesus did by getting alone with the Father and His obvious knowing of the OT scriptures and being Spirit filled gave Him the renewed mind needed to not be conformed to the world's ways.Yes, renewing the mind of the adult but protecting/sheltering the mind of a child. Children don't yet need a renewing of the mind. You continue to confuse adults and children!
My question for those who have home schooled or private Christian schooled would be - Has this resulted in these children being able to engage with the world as they got older to lead people to the Lord ? Or did they get locked into a Christian community mindset that stays away from any possible worldly influence ? Just curious as to how this approach has worked out in calling sinner's to repentance.