Grace Note for July 30, If your kids see you putting other things ahead of God, they will become discouraged and disillusioned, like a young Jewish boy who once lived in Germany. His father was a successful merchant, and the family practiced their Jewish faith. But then they moved to another German city, and the boys father announced that they would no longer attend synagogue. They were going to join the Lutheran church. The boy was very surprised and asked his father why the family was joining the Lutheran church. His fathers answer was something like, For business reasons. There are so many Lutherans in this town that I can make good business contacts at the Lutheran church. It will be good for business. That boy, who had a deep interest in religion, became so disillusioned with his father that something died within him. He said to himself, My father has no real convictions. The incident helped to turn him against religion with a vengeance. That young boy later moved to England and began to write. His name was Karl Marx. As the father of communism he wrote the Communist Manifesto, in which he called religion the opiate of the masses. Remember, children will listen and learn from their parents. What are you teaching?
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 12:16:58 +0000
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