News Alert From December 20, 2008

World Net Daily, December 20, 2008 - 7 students suspended for refusing anti-Christian class

NEWS ARTICLE: Seven Christian students in Quebec have been handed suspensions in the last few days – and could face expulsions – for refusing to participate in a new mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture course that, according to a critic, is a "superficial mishmash of trendy theoretical platitudes" with the goal of convincing children that "all religions – including pagan animism and cults – are equally 'true.'"

COMMENT: 1 Timothy 3:15 "But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." Paul believed there was only one true religion. If any Christian does not believe in this fundamental stance, which sadly many Christian do not hold, you ought to leave the church. Imagine if Israel had this attitude when God chose them to be His only people. Come to think of it, that is exactly why the intermingled with the other nations and accepted their customs. Paul also wrote in 1 Corinthians 10:6, "Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted." The Israelites are our example. If God punished them for thinking all religions were the same, He surely will not accept us thinking the same way. The true God chose the Israelites were chosen of God. Deuteronomy 14:2 "For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth." He chooses the Christian people much the same way. 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." True Christians are those that believe we are God’s peculiar people today. Such are found in every denomination and even without a denomination. You may call yourself a Christian but not believing we are the true religion is no friend of Christ. Face it. You are a Christian because you follow Christ. If you believe Israel is the true religion today,you are wrong. They do not follow Christ. If you think Hindus or Muslims are equally true, you are lying to yourself because they do not follow Christ. This thought of equality between religions accelerated after 9/11. Do not sell out your faith. Jesus says in Luke 18:8, "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? " Will Jesus find His faithful people or will they be part of the get along with everyone else religion? How in the world are we going to take the gospel to the whole world when every form of religion is equally accepted. That is because you have been lied to or you are believing a lie. Of course it began with the dismissing of the Bible as the Word of God. So this is probably falling on deaf ears if you do not believe the Bible to be wholly true and the guidance for everyone's life today.