“In an update to her Facebook post, Emily wrote that the school was telling people Zoey was barred from returning because the Parkers declined to sign a beliefs statement that agreed their home was free of ‘harm.’
Emily said that no such a form was ever presented to them.
‘There was no paperwork or opportunity given to us. How could we have refused to sign something never presented to us. We might have signed it!’
‘I am sorry for all the turmoil that has quickly risen but this was never about my marriage. It was for my girl.’
The Bible Baptist Academy could not be reached from comment.”
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Some very practical thoughts in your Post 26 and particularly this comment when you referred to a different case…. “What saved the school last time, was their pre-announced *audio and *video recorded briefing and parental contracts signing with the church and school.”
It seems to me that when the school reflects on this entire situation, they will recognize that “an ounce of prevention saves a ton of problems”… although it is possible that they may feel they did all that was necessary since the article does say “The pastor met us in the meeting room and started talking about gender identification, and that they teach the words of the lord, and that marriage is between a man and a woman…..We’ve never been confronted so bluntly about our relationship,’ she said.”
If the school had a well put together and carefully worded package of literature, videos, interviews for the parents (or responsible caretakers) that was completely consistent with their Christian statement of beliefs and it was mandatory that all who make application for registering a child were required to sit through a series of sessions that dealt with subjects such as ‘God’s plan for marriage, what Christian doctrine teaches as far as the raising of a family’ etc etc AND at the end of it were required to sign off on a statement that they fully recognized and accepted that those principles of belief were going to be taught, I don’t believe there is any way that this would even become an issue. God speaks to the heart and I’m oft reminded of Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” The lost can have all kinds of persuasive information presented to them but at the end of the day, none of that matters if the Word of God is not there.
Whether a church, school, business or any vocation in life, God wants Christians to live their lives following the pattern of Jesus Christ. That means being very bold… and Christ never backed down from calling people a ‘generation of vipers’ if the situation warranted it. Of course, neither should the school back down and it appears they won’t. However, Christians always need to keep it in mind that our mission is to bring the lost to Christ by our words, deeds and the example we set. 1 Peter 2:9
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” So… with this in mind, one can take the legalistic approach and tell the two women that “these are our rules and that is all there is to it.” Or they can present the gospel of Jesus Christ to them and let the ‘sharper than a two-edged sword Word of God’ do its thing…. and at that point, the women have a decision to make…. they will either renounce the path of life they’ve taken and they also will become followers of Christ or they will voluntarily withdraw the application on their own accord since the darkness within them won’t be able to stand being around those who have the light of Christ in them. Christians need to live their lives with the confidence that if they do their part, God can do the rest and convict the hearts of the lost.
🇺🇸🎚 I totally agree.
At some point however, the most diplomatic and meek person ever walking amongst us was mocked mercilessly, beard ripped out of His face, thorns crushed into His head, beaten and whipped to total disfigurement, and nailed to a cross, and run through with a spear, then went through hell proclaiming His victory over sin and death!
Scripture clearly teaches,(with redundancy), regardless of either knowledge or illiteracy of who God is, and of His word, the majority of the world will reject Christ.
And they will pay dearly and unimaginably for their pride, rebellion, and rejection of their creator, and rejection of Gods only son who was sacrificed for their pride/rebellion/rejection.
As well, Scripture teaches apostacy and ecumenism, hatred, mockery, and persecution would intensify horrifically against those Believers who do not compromise and stand firm in the faith, to a level largely unexperienced throughout history. Although Ibam sure there were “runners up”, as with Nero, Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and already modern leftists with their humanism and gia worshiping, for profit eugenicism, and baby body parts industry.
Not to say the world won’t hate and attempt to annihilate itself simultaneously, as Scripture teaches it will, i.e. “wars and rumors of wars”, “If the Son of God had not [did not] intervene, man would have destroyed himself” [”or all flesh would perish”].
I strongly believe we are headed strait into the “trumpet” pivot out of “the times of the gentiles”, synonymous with the end to the “age of grace”, also referred to by some as the “church age”.
Judgement will begin in the house of God, and sheep are going to be separated from the goats, and the chaff from the wheat.
What a time God has determined us to live!