We had a very busy few days, last week! It started on Thursday evening, when I made quite a few cakes, again more cakes on Friday, and then the mad rush Saturday morning...
Saturday was a great day! I can't really write too much about it as I'm in a hurry as usual.. But we started at 2.30 in the afternoon with the Reformation memorial service. Dr Oliver from Bradford-on-Avon came and spoke for us. I really enjoyed it, it was a great lecture!
Then there was a mad scramble to get Tea on big tables, as there were 40 plus Dutch students arriving... They came at the agreed time, and we had areally good time together.. I had to give a talk on England, Me, Churches, and of course, Christian Schools, as they were teacher trainees, and all brought up in Christian Schools... They were shocked to find that there were so few Christian Schools in England, and wondered what parents did with their God-given responsibility...?
Anyway, it was really good to see them all, and we closed the day with a short service.
Sunday afternoon another group came... Again, same shocked reactions, especially when they hear that you have to pay to send your child to a Christian School... But we had a very good day. Richard preached well, it was very good and simple, he really explained the gospel well.
We went for a quick cupper to their place, and again for a visit on Monday night. It was good to meet some of the students, and to spend some time with the teachers. Some students now want to raise some money for our school! It is so sad that English people in general don't take the commandments of God seriously, and can't see that their child's education is not only for life, but also that it is required of parents to train a child in the way it should go...
Anyway, I have worked out that only Hyper-Calvinists can be happy in sending their children to state schools. If you are a true Calvinist you would take Scripture seriously, and believe in man's responsibility as well as God's sovereignty....
I have also updated my school's website, and put Sjoerd's article on there. I hope people will start sending me questions, that will make the whole thing more interesting..
I must be a hyper-Calvinist then. I think you should be more moderate in your language.
ReplyDelete1. I said: happy to have their children there.
ReplyDelete2. Maybe I should be more moderate, but I do feel strongly about it! The children have only one soul, one life. There is only one way to be saved. We should be strong about salvation, shouldn't we?
3. God commanded parents to train their children day and night. Do we agree with people not turning up at services? That's wrong. Why is it wrong to break one commandment, and not wrong to break another?
4. If I have offended anyone, my excuses, it was not the aim. But I do urge people to think again, and to study the Scriptures!
Given a "choice" between Sunday Schools and Christian Schools, there is a more Scriptural (and historical) reason for the latter than the former.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, in this day and age, we have very few Sunday Schools and Christian Schools.