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Tools For Life:
Dominion Opportunity by Blaine Cochran |
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At this time in history I believe we (as Christians) have an unprecedented opportunity to influence the culture for Christ, but I don't believe the church is ready for a large scale awakening or revival. Why? Because, only 4% of born again believers have a Biblical world and life view and we are losing 50-70% of our children to secular humanism-man centered reasoning. What would the church do with a bunch of new Christians? Why should God move in the lives of unbelievers when 96% of Christians don't know how God's word speaks wisdom for every area of life?
We are in
desperate need for reformation in the church, but looking at
Biblical history and the ministry strategies of most churches I
have no reason to believe that God will revive the church as a
whole. However, I do believe God is
raising up a generation of young men that will start their own
churches and train others to do God's work in the culture.
The fact
is, God clearly speaks about Christians redeeming culture. In
the Old testament His people used a physical sword to take the
land but we use a spiritual sword to advance the Kingdom!
"Casting down
imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against
the knowledge of God..."
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
In light of our
culture and the state of the Church, I believe the
spiritual welfare and education of our families is the
preeminent issue for us as families! The challenge before us
is to connect what we say we believe to how we live our lives. I
mean having a Biblical understanding of our roles as family
members, students, workers, athletes, citizens, etc. so that we
will be ready to give an answer for the hope we have. This
takes God's wisdom and a tremendous effort to accomplish and
will not happen by just going through the motions of family
living and church attendance!
Looking at the
ministry of Christ and the book of Acts I see three elements
necessary to a sustained Christian walk. When I say sustained I
mean a faith that has endured the tests and crises of life. Men
and women that have walked with God from College into their 40's
and 50's attest to these three.
There is so much to say about the three - How we take them and make them more a part of our lives. I have been wrestling with some questions that I ask you to now ponder. I suggest you put these questions and the three in your Bible, on your desk, on your fridge-wherever you will see them on a regular basis. If you don't these questions will get squeezed out by all the urgencies of everyday living.
These questions relate deeply to our personal philosophy and purpose for education. If the spiritual welfare of our children is our biggest concern then we as families must realize that our educational philosophies and choices are the greatest influence on our children's spiritual lives. Education and The Three is where the church is failing as evidenced in the stats mentioned earlier and numerous others. The Bottom line - each families education philosophy is directly related to their children's spiritual health.
Blaine Cochran
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