[Vision2020] If we care about public education

[donald huskey]

Many of us have commented on our support for public education.  An
additional encouragement to vote for the levy is found in the following
exhortation.  As unbelievable as it sounds, if the levy fails Doug Wilson
and his followers will view it as a reward from God, and a divine
endorsement of their point of view.

Rose

 

>From Blog and Mablog - http://dougwils.com/

Gladness or Gloating
Topic: Exhortation

I said last week that this was the last of our exhortations on civic
affairs, at least for a while, but I was off by one week. There is one other
set of comments that needs to be made.

First, it would be wrong of us to let this election pass by without giving
thanks to God publicly. Those in our community who had specialized in
harassing our ministries received a significant set-back, for which we thank
God. 

The second is to commend you as a congregation for your strong presence in
this last election. It was extremely gratifying to see your involvement.
When Nancy and I went to the polls, I was astonished at how many of our
friends we saw there-quite unlike previous elections. That sort of thing
makes a difference.

Third, all the exhortations about service and sacrifice were not
window-dressing. It is important for us to be willing to give ourselves
away, and as this new situation creates opportunities to do so, let us do so
gladly.

Fourth, don't gloat-be glad. Gladness is not gloating, and vice versa.
Scripture tells us that when God intervenes on our behalf, and our adversary
is struggling, a good way to get God to stay His hand is for us to starting
gloating. Relief and thanks to God are most fitting. Neener-neener is never
fitting.

And last, as Shasta discovered in The Horse and His Boy, when you do
something right, your usual reward is to be given another task, one probably
more difficult. I say this because there is another election just two days
from now-a public school levy election. As before, we are not telling you
how to vote, just that you have this opportunity before you, and this
opportunity, like all of them, brings responsibility with it.

 

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