Hi Mike,

I am a little lost here. Being in school has challenged so many things for me, and I don’t know if I should address them or leave it! It is a bit overwhelming to try and get this work done and get good grades (for the purpose of a good job to help our financial survival), but communicate with truth. I can’t really come to a conclusion for this particular problem.
I am in a Race, Ethnicity and Diversity class. The teacher is politically very liberal, not a christian and of other sexual orientation. The class is all about social engineering and political correctness. It’s been just an awful class to get through. I had to write a research paper on a social issue which was the women civil rights movement. Of course my findings on the reasearch didn’t support the views of the political left. The instructor had no choice but to give me a good grade because I followed the rubric he gave me to a “T”, but he wrote the longest commentary about my beliefs as a Christian and challenged my views about God, women and men and child rearing.
My question is: should I let this go, or take the time to rebut. I am so overloaded with life now that the thought of taking the time to restate where my views are founded seems daunting. I feel that if I don’t I’ve not stood up for Christ, and if I do I am wasting my time with someone who only wants to argue with me.
I have no doubt that you will have some scripture for me to help me through this!!

Your Sister in Christ,
C____

Hi C____,
Yes, I certainly do have have some scriptures to share with you.
We both know that we should not be guilty of “denying our Lord.”

Mat 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Mat 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
Mat 10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.

You have not denied our Lord. From what you have told me in this e- mail, you have stated your convictions, and you got a good grade for doing so. If this were someone who claimed to be a believer, then there would be the need for a second witness.

Mat 18:15  Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Mat 18:16  But if he will not hear [ thee, then] take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Mat 18:17  And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [ it] unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

But this teacher makes no such claim and is not rooted in the Word of God. Let him remain ignorant:

1Co 14:37  If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.
1Co 14:38  But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

Your teacher is a liberal, non- Christian, homosexual. Let him remain ignorant, and do not be intimidated by him. God is your Father. He sees you, and you are “the apple of his eye.”

Zec 2:7  Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
Zec 2:8  For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

So to answer your question directly, from what you have said in this e- mail, let this go. Unless your grade is directly affected by not responding, let this go. We are not sent but to the spiritually lost sheep of the house of Israel, and this is not the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Mat 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [ any] city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Mat 10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
Mat 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

When this man comes and bows at your feet, then you will answer him and then he will listen.

1Co 4:5  Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
Rev 3:9  Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

When the Lord enters this man, then is the time to “judge those who are within”.

1Co 5:12  For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

After the Lord humbles this world, then we will witness to them. Christ Himself answered not a word to Pilate except to confess that He was a King.

Mat 27:11  And Jesus stood before the governor [ Pilate]: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
Mat 27:12  And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.
Mat 27:13  Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?
Mat 27:14  And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

I hope these verses give you some direction in dealing with your teacher.

Rev 22:11  He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

I will be praying that God will strengthen you and give you the patience to endure this time of trial.

Your brother in Christ,
Mike