Educated like Jesus
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What can we learn from the upbringing of Jesus about how we can find our purpose.
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Educated like Jesus
- 2. • JESUS GREW IN WISDOM — THAT'S MENTAL OR INTELLECTUAL GROWTH. • JESUS GREW IN STATURE — THAT'S PHYSICAL GROWTH. • JESUS GREW IN FAVOR WITH GOD — THAT'S SPIRITUAL GROWTH. • JESUS GREW IN FAVOR WITH MEN — THAT'S SOCIAL GROWTH.
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- Norwegian child services have begun the adoption process for five children who were seized from a Romanian Pentecostal family in November after concerns were expressed about the parents' Christian faith, the family says. As previously reported by The Christian Post, the five children of Ruth and Marius Bodnariu were seized by the Barnevernet (Norway's child services agency) on Nov. 16 after the principal of the middle school their two oldest daughters attend cited concerns about the children's religious upbringing and how the parents were teaching their kids that God punishes sin. Although the principal only asked the Barnevernet to offer the family counseling services and never requested that the children be removed from the home, the agency removed all five kids from their parents custody on the claim that the children were being physically abused. The children, including a nursing infant son, have now been placed in three separate foster homes while their parents have been given extremely limited visitation rights. Although both parents can see their infant son twice a week, only Ruth can visit with her two oldest sons once per week while neither parent can visit their daughters. Bodnariu explained that while the agency hasn't found medical or physical evidence showing the children have been abused, the agency is relying on testimony from the children. And he questions whether Barnevernet has used unethical means to coax statements from the children. "They said it was the belief of the parents, the Christian belief, and they said this creates a handicap in children because they are telling children that God punishes sin, and this is wrong in their point of view," Bodnariu said. "In the [formal] accusations, they didn't mention the religious aspect, only make the case on abuse, even though there is no evidence." (www.christianpost.com/news/norway-five-christian-children-seized-government-foster-care-adoption-process-153771/#RlR30FzsV2euhriZ.99) In his 2006 bestseller, The God Delusion, Dawkins famously compared religious education to the sexual abuse of children, concluding incredibly that the latter was actually preferable to the former. Referring to the clerical sex abuse crisis, Dawkins wrote that as “horrible as sexual abuse no doubt was, the damage was arguably less than the long-term psychological damage inflicted by bringing the child up Catholic in the first place.” Later faced with the Jihad of Islam he wrote “I have mixed feelings about the decline of Christianity, in so far as Christianity might be a bulwark against something worse,” he said. He continued on and said “There are no Christians, as far as I know, blowing up buildings,” “I am not aware of any Christian suicide bombers. I am not aware of any major Christian denomination that believes the penalty for apostasy is death.” http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/01/12/professional-atheist-dawkins-says-christianity-bulwark-against-something-worse/ Interestingly, social scientists today have confirmed the benefits for children growing up in a religious environment. Dr. Pat Fagan is the director of the Center for Research on Marriage and Religion and senior fellow at the Marriage and Religion Research Institute in Washington, D.C. After compiling the findings of over 100 independent social scientists over the last two decades on the effect that church attendance has on the lives of kids, he said, “When policymakers consider America’s grave social problems, including violent crime and rising illegitimacy, substance abuse, and welfare dependency, they should heed the findings in the professional literature of the social sciences on the positive consequences that flow” from faithful church attendance (Rob Kerby, “Church Kids Less Likely to Divorce or Live in Poverty,” www.beliefnet.com).
- The Bible says: Jesus grew in wisdom — that's mental or intellectual growth. Jesus grew in stature — that's physical growth. Jesus grew in favor with God — that's spiritual growth. Jesus grew in favor with men — that's social growth. By Rick Warren from http://rickwarren.org/devotional/english/prepare-your-children-for-life
- Understanding purpose is not just a mental awareness it is a spiritual revelation. It is a discovery of destiny that is unfolded to us by God. We cannot get to purpose through self awareness alone our purpose is shown to us by our Father. He loves taking us by the hand and walking with us while carefully unfolding for us who He made us and for what purpose He made us. This journey of discovery begins with us becoming convinced that He loves us.