MANY IN OUR COUNTRY HAVE LOST INTEREST IN CHRISTIANITY

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Lanolin

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I am not talking about myself - I'm saying "we" as a nation.
what nation is that

get yourself a new nation if you belong to the wrong one...christians citizenship is in heaven not the world.
 

Lanolin

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so maybe Billy Graham failed at his job then?

Anyhoo

I thought he handed it down to his son, Franklin. But how can US people just rely on ONE person to evangelise everyone else , I think that is a mistake. And poor Franklin must feel the pressure.

When I studied world missions, it was more, you dont have to be a jet setting evangelist to make a difference and spread the gospel. You can do it right where you are...the mission field is right when you step out the door.
 

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Yes, but the kids have to organize it and they have to have a teacher supervise it and yet the teacher is not allowed to mention their faith in school.

The way clubs are formed a teacher who plays the guitar will start a guitar club and kids will join, a teacher who plays chess will start a chess club, a teacher who does yoga will have a yoga club. But the teacher who teaches the Bible has to be quiet about that or else they get fired.
this is why you get outside volunteers in not the teachers in the school but the parents and grandparents.

Christian schools its totally ok to mention the Bible. It depends a lot on the principal. But you can also mention life values that are not only biblical but applicable to everyone. eg love, kindness, peacefulness, gentleness, self control...these are fruits of the Holy Spirit, to those in the know but to those that dont they are good values to live by.
 

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Children can bring their Bibles to school if they want to, nothig is stopping them. Its a book after all. Theyn need to practice reading anyway.

its just maybe some of the cool kids think its dumb to read books during break time. Whatever. Dont have to listen to them do you?
 

Lanolin

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I think you need to be bold...dare to be a Daniel as the song goes.

Not just in schools but all workplaces and areas of life that may not regard your faith. And even in prison and difficult circumstances. Who thinks being a christian is an easy comfortable middle class life for most? Thats not the reality.
 

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You don't send newborns out to fight wolves. The problem isn't the other kids in the school, the problem is that some teachers are wolves and will mock and ridicule any kids with a testimony of Jesus.

I would recommend that Christians homeschool their kids through JHS. Math at that point is only algebra. If you coordinate with your church and other parents you can have your kids learn an instrument, be in the choir, and perhaps become a black belt in Karate for their PE. For drama they can be in the church plays. Then all you need in addition to that is to read books, one good sized book a week from the time they are in 4th grade. By the time you finish 8th grade it is 250 books which can include a list of the 100 books recommended for kids to read.

However, I would also train the kids to be a witness for the Lord and put the goal in front of them to evangelize the high school that they will go to. You could pray over that high school in home school and prepare them in the word to be mocked and ridiculed till like Paul they would see this as a great honor. Two kids fully trained up in the word could completely evangelize a high school over 4 years. The training would also require that you teach the kids the law and they be fully prepared to offer a defense to anyone who tries to threaten or intimidate them.
 

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whats happening with all the grandparents? are they too lazy to go evangelize..they are elders for goodness sakes. If they are retired they must have the time.
 

Lanolin

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teachers are not the problem.
if teachers are mocking children they wont have a job.
 

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parents are idiots excuse my language if they think 'kids' will spread the gospel. Kids are not christians. kids are little goats.

Lambs are christians. Sheep are christians. Goats and kids are not.
 

Lanolin

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I guesss some people dont even read the Bible where Jesus says he will separate the goats from the sheep at the end of the age.

till then they grow and learn together
 
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You don't send newborns out to fight wolves. The problem isn't the other kids in the school, the problem is that some teachers are wolves and will mock and ridicule any kids with a testimony of Jesus
This is more than likely the case. Who is promoting the type of program at this link? Teachers? Parents? Politicians? Community leaders?
After School Satan - Wikipedia
 

ZNP

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parents are idiots excuse my language if they think 'kids' will spread the gospel. Kids are not christians. kids are little goats.

Lambs are christians. Sheep are christians. Goats and kids are not.
There are many testimonies of Christians evangelizing their high schools. Watchman Nee shared that every single kid in his high school ultimately received the Lord even though they weren't all saved during HS.
 

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if thers paedophiles in your school they will be reported and arrested. This goes the same for churches. And in your own families.

Have a little faith that God will do this and protect His own.
 

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if thers paedophiles in your school they will be reported and arrested. This goes the same for churches. And in your own families.

Have a little faith that God will do this and protect His own.
I would not send my elementary school kid to a school with pedophiles. The minute I lose trust in the public school to be a reliable filter for this I would not have my kid in a public school. Anyone paying attention to what we have discovered about our teachers and also Disney and our school boards would pull their elementary school kids and JHS kids from the public school.

If you train them right including a black belt in karate then I think HS might be a reasonable place to send them after 8 years of homeschooling.

But it depends on you, if you feel HS would be a waste of time and that you can prepare them fully for college then go for it.

Even if you are homeschooled you might be able to participate in other school activities like debate, and various teams. Check the local laws.
 

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There are many testimonies of Christians evangelizing their high schools. Watchman Nee shared that every single kid in his high school ultimately received the Lord even though they weren't all saved during HS.
exaclty they are christians

why you wrote that kids spread the gospel is weird. High school students are not kids. They are teenagers and already going to be sheep, and good shepherds if they are obedient to the Lord.

Watvhman Nee would not have wrote 'kids' or used that term, In China the correct term for children is translated as 'little people' . They do not call them 'kids" and also, chinese refer to others in familial terms, big brother, little sister, older sister, little brother, cousin etc.
 

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I would not send my elementary school kid to a school with pedophiles. The minute I lose trust in the public school to be a reliable filter for this I would not have my kid in a public school. Anyone paying attention to what we have discovered about our teachers and also Disney and our school boards would pull their elementary school kids and JHS kids from the public school.

If you train them right including a black belt in karate then I think HS might be a reasonable place to send them after 8 years of homeschooling.

But it depends on you, if you feel HS would be a waste of time and that you can prepare them fully for college then go for it.
you again use the word 'kid'

ok you just better watch your langauge. Treat your child like a kid and he or she will become one.
 

Lanolin

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parents who refer to their own children as kids have no idea what they are saying.
 

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I would not send my elementary school kid to a school with pedophiles. The minute I lose trust in the public school to be a reliable filter for this I would not have my kid in a public school. Anyone paying attention to what we have discovered about our teachers and also Disney and our school boards would pull their elementary school kids and JHS kids from the public school.

If you train them right including a black belt in karate then I think HS might be a reasonable place to send them after 8 years of homeschooling.

But it depends on you, if you feel HS would be a waste of time and that you can prepare them fully for college then go for it.

Even if you are homeschooled you might be able to participate in other school activities like debate, and various teams. Check the local laws.
karate is not christian. its a martial art. Our weapons of warfare are not carnal.