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Comment by David Thomas Posey on January 23, 2011 at 10:56am

I was just reading Charles Martin Jr.'s newest blog post, and it reminded me of something God has been showing me.  As college students, we are probably all familiar with failing tests (unfortunately).  The last time I failed a test, I was upset for days.  I couldn't stop thinking about it.  Then a thought struck me: why don't I get this tore up when I fail God's tests?  I have failed countless of these Spiritual tests, but I soon forget about them.  They don't cause the grief that this one worldly test caused.  That's plumb sad.  It's easy to get the wrong priorities, which is what I had done; the good news is that God always gives His children plenty of second chances.  I guess we're in His school, and graduation comes on the other shore.  Well, it's time I hit the book.

Comment by Marianne Pike on September 15, 2010 at 1:18am

Hi Luke,

I will try to get my brother to be a part of this discussion forum. He is busy, but I'm sure that he would love to share his experience.

I was an art major. Many of my liberal arts classes were tainted by liberalism. Relativism seemed to permeate many of the classes (i.e., ethics, postmodern culture, Old Testament studies, art classes - even my senior seminar class!). It is an uphill battle (...and double the homework). But, if we remain faithful to Christ and the truth without morally compromising, we can and will make it through as battle toughened warriors of truth.

The Lord gave my sister and I many opportunities to speak truth and stand up for Christ throughout our educational experience. For the final project in our postmodern culture class, we made a parody on the absurdities of postmodern relativism. If you type in a search for Becki Pike / Pike Pictures / or Creation Explorers on You Tube, you can watch it. It is called "Postmodern TV." I think you might enjoy it. Even though our instructor held contrary beliefs, he liked our film and greatly respected us for it. He requested a copy to show to future classes!

Like I said earlier, we must stand fast and be faithful to Christ and truth. The Holy Spirit will be faithful guide and instruct us how to fight the anti-Christ philosophies and ideologies that come before us.

"With Christ, we are a majority."

Comment by Luke March on September 14, 2010 at 6:39am

Hi Marianne,

Thanks for the encouragement! It's nice to know there are other people out there like your brother who stand up for the truth.

I'm actually a Phys. major, but the challenges to creation and Christianity so far have come not from the science classes, but from the Liberal Studies classes! (Hmmmm, there must be a connection - worldviews, ideology, presuppositions... ;) )

Comment by Marianne Pike on September 14, 2010 at 1:24am

I graduated 4 years ago, but would love to be a part of the discussion.

Although I am not a science major, my brother was. He was able to be a light for Christ as the Creator in his science classes in an old earth Christian college (Warner Pacific College in Portland, OR).

He was allowed to give 20 min. creation presentations when his professor discussed the theory of evolution. Last year, he taught a biology lab. He was up front to his students about his biblical creationist convictions and the flaws of evolutionary theory. For his honesty, the students expressed great respect. A student told him that he admired his respect for them by courageously telling them what he knows to be biblically and scientifically true.