[CS-FSLUG] OT: Goes along with 1 of our discussions.

[John Mark Clayton]

All this discussion about kids witnessing is and that the kids have lots of socialization opportunities is great. But what I didn't make clear in my post is that I was thinking more about my opportunities as a parent to interact with educators and other parents. 

Thanks, 
Mark
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On Oct 20, 2011, at 11:04, davidm at hisfeet.net wrote:

> I am in complete agreement with what you wrote.  What I am not in
> agreement with is the notion that "children are not equipped for
> evangelism.  That is not to say that it is wise (or even permissible - if
> you really care for your children) to send them to Public Schools.
> 
> By the way, I am one of those who "got saved" at a very young age. And I
> can well remember at the age of 5 witnessing with passion to playmates.
> And I know of many more than one example of children winning their parents
> and grandparents to the Lord.
> 
> But it is never wise to delegate to the world what God has called His
> people to do. Or to recieve help from governments to do it. If governments
> so much as give you a break from unlawful taxes, they will surely demand
> control sooner or later. If they 'help' us to establish a local school it
> will become a government school. If they allow you a 'tax exempt' status
> for yuour 'church' meetings, they too will become controlled more and more
> by government. Jonadab gave his sons good advice in Jeremiah 35 (see
> 5-10). See also 2Pet.2:20, and Rom 12:2
> 
> Dave McM
> 
>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 8:22 AM,  <davidm at hisfeet.net> wrote:
>>> If children are born again into the family of God they are not only
>>> equipped for evangelism, but are much better at the basics of it than
>>> those who have "matured".  (read "lost their first love".  But the point
>>> here is that true evangelism done right is what happens when "the love
>>> of
>>> Christ constraineth us". Many a child has won another child to Christ
>>> without any of the legalistic push to do so from any other authority.
>>> Sharing the love of Christ is completely natural for a newborn in
>>> Christ.
>>> We ought, I say, neither to demand it or inhibit it in our children.
>>> 
> 
> 
> 
>> -Jon Glass replied:
>> You've missed the point. The issue of "not being equipped for
>> evangelism" is not the issue, per se. What they are not equipped for
>> is the manipulation and subtly of the system's
> indoctrination.....................
> 
>> ...............I've known many
>> families whose children "got saved" at the age of 4 or 5, but when
>> they got into middle school, or high school or college, those kids
>> rejected their family's belief. There are just so many variables and
>> unknowns, that I could never in good conscience suggest a believing
>> family send their children to public schools, and they ought to
>> carefully consider Christian schools as well. Many of them are just
>> glorified public schools, with the same educational and world
>> philosophy as the public schools (manipulative behaviorism).
>> 
>> --
>>  -Jon Glass
>> Krakow, Poland
>> <jonglass at usa.net>
>> 
>> "I don't believe in philosophies. I believe in fundamentals." --Jack
>> Nicklaus
>> 
>> "...earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the
>> saints." --Jude 3
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