Comments on: City on a Hill http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mimi Rothschild http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-597 Mimi Rothschild Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:51:40 +0000 http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-597 Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading more of your insights. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to reading more of your insights.

]]> By: Acceptance-with-Joy http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-494 Acceptance-with-Joy Sun, 20 May 2007 01:53:25 +0000 http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-494 Sombra, Thank you for the example that you gave. You did a much better job explaining [This strategic location protects the city by allowing the inhabitants to see what is approaching]... Protection doesn't mean that we isolate our kids. It means that we help them identify dangers and teach them the appropriate way to respond to people who are hurting, potentially harmful environments, etc. Sombra,

Thank you for the example that you gave. You did a much better job explaining [This strategic location protects the city by allowing the inhabitants to see what is approaching]…

Protection doesn’t mean that we isolate our kids. It means that we help them identify dangers and teach them the appropriate way to respond to people who are hurting, potentially harmful environments, etc.

]]> By: Bobbie http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-493 Bobbie Sun, 20 May 2007 01:41:20 +0000 http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-493 I have found that usually when it is a Christian that is attacking your reason to Homeschool, it is because they are being convicted by the Holy Spirit and realize that if you can, perhaps they should. My answer was always the same James 4 :17 If you know what is riht to do and don't do it, That is sin. So for me (not for them, but me) since knew it was the right thing for my family, if I didn't I would be in sin. That always seemed to take the pressure off of them.It is personal between Me Jesus and sin. Because of Jesus, Bobbie I have found that usually when it is a Christian that is attacking your reason to Homeschool, it is because they are being convicted by the Holy Spirit and realize that if you can, perhaps they should.
My answer was always the same James 4 :17 If you know what is riht to do and don’t do it, That is sin.

So for me (not for them, but me) since knew it was the right thing for my family, if I didn’t I would be in sin.

That always seemed to take the pressure off of them.It is personal between Me Jesus and sin.

Because of Jesus, Bobbie

]]> By: Sombra http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-492 Sombra Sun, 20 May 2007 00:51:28 +0000 http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-492 A city north of us, last week, veto'd a building permit to build a drug rehab center next door to a Church and Christian school. The parents of the Christian school did not think a rehab center was an appropriate neighbour for their young children to be exposed to. Comments left to be broadcast from the radio were from people complaining about the Christians not loving the drug addicts enough to positively influence them, not loving them enough to want them to get healthy again, not being hospitable.. and not being salt and light to them. Many comments came out sounding like "And YOU call yourself a CHRISTIAN!" My personal rebuttal to that is, if those children were homeschooled, the parents would be right there beside those children, and WOULD be in a place to be able to come along side a drug addict and mentor that addict out of their relationship with the drugs into a relationship with Adonai - not sending the children out to do the work of adults, but bringing the children along to witness mom and dad's Mitzvot to the downtrodden and hurting, and carry on that supportive work into their adult lives. Think I'm wacked out and wrong.. Guess, what, I've been there! I've done this. I have not sheltered my children from persons on drugs or alcohol, (or other life experiences) but I also haven't sent my children out to be salt and light to persons who have the ability to take my untrained child and conform them to their way of thinking. I have stood with a friend who has struggled with drugs and alcohol, and I have loved her, and supported her, and encouraged her to know Adonai. She's not there yet, but the drugs are loosing their hold on her life. She knows I love her - even if she slips and falls back into drugs. We can't send our children out to do a job - even to children who are their peers - if our children have not been trained and are independantly walking a strong walk with their God. We don't expect our children to pull the weight financially, or physically, or emotionally... why do we think they should be able to pull their weight spiritually before they are spiritually mature. I don't care if your child accepted Yeshua as saviour at 3 - they're not ready to stand up to a theological challenge at 8 or 10 or 12, and not be negatively influenced by someone who has been taught witchcraft, or athiesm or demonology or just plain appathy. We need to allow our children the time to mature in their faith, and mature in their walk before we send them out into the harvest field to live out their faith before man and stand up for what they believe. A city north of us, last week, veto’d a building permit to build a drug rehab center next door to a Church and Christian school. The parents of the Christian school did not think a rehab center was an appropriate neighbour for their young children to be exposed to.

Comments left to be broadcast from the radio were from people complaining about the Christians not loving the drug addicts enough to positively influence them, not loving them enough to want them to get healthy again, not being hospitable.. and not being salt and light to them.
Many comments came out sounding like “And YOU call yourself a CHRISTIAN!”

My personal rebuttal to that is, if those children were homeschooled, the parents would be right there beside those children, and WOULD be in a place to be able to come along side a drug addict and mentor that addict out of their relationship with the drugs into a relationship with Adonai – not sending the children out to do the work of adults, but bringing the children along to witness mom and dad’s Mitzvot to the downtrodden and hurting, and carry on that supportive work into their adult lives.

Think I’m wacked out and wrong.. Guess, what, I’ve been there! I’ve done this. I have not sheltered my children from persons on drugs or alcohol, (or other life experiences) but I also haven’t sent my children out to be salt and light to persons who have the ability to take my untrained child and conform them to their way of thinking. I have stood with a friend who has struggled with drugs and alcohol, and I have loved her, and supported her, and encouraged her to know Adonai. She’s not there yet, but the drugs are loosing their hold on her life. She knows I love her – even if she slips and falls back into drugs.

We can’t send our children out to do a job – even to children who are their peers – if our children have not been trained and are independantly walking a strong walk with their God. We don’t expect our children to pull the weight financially, or physically, or emotionally… why do we think they should be able to pull their weight spiritually before they are spiritually mature. I don’t care if your child accepted Yeshua as saviour at 3 – they’re not ready to stand up to a theological challenge at 8 or 10 or 12, and not be negatively influenced by someone who has been taught witchcraft, or athiesm or demonology or just plain appathy. We need to allow our children the time to mature in their faith, and mature in their walk before we send them out into the harvest field to live out their faith before man and stand up for what they believe.

]]> By: Deb http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-491 Deb Sun, 20 May 2007 00:13:59 +0000 http://acceptancewithjoy.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/city-on-a-hill/#comment-491 I've also heard that argument and feel it lacks as well.. mainly because when they say "We" should be salt of the earth (or lights) what parents are really doing is MAKING their children salt. If they took that scripture seriously concerning public education, parents would get an Ed. degree and begin teaching in schools themselves, not throwing their children in. Besides,I know plenty of kids who are not the "knock on the door, Bible in your face" types, they are just not comfortable with that style of witnessing (that would be me too). Now, if I had a child who felt this was their calling and they really wanted to do it, I would support them... but I Think those are rare children. OTOH, I also disagree with the Homeschool scriptures that people say "is proof that God wants us to HS." sigh. I never fit in anywhere ;) I’ve also heard that argument and feel it lacks as well.. mainly because when they say “We” should be salt of the earth (or lights) what parents are really doing is MAKING their children salt. If they took that scripture seriously concerning public education, parents would get an Ed. degree and begin teaching in schools themselves, not throwing their children in.

Besides,I know plenty of kids who are not the “knock on the door, Bible in your face” types, they are just not comfortable with that style of witnessing (that would be me too).

Now, if I had a child who felt this was their calling and they really wanted to do it, I would support them… but I Think those are rare children.

OTOH, I also disagree with the Homeschool scriptures that people say “is proof that God wants us to HS.” sigh. I never fit in anywhere ;)

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