"Immanuel"

"Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them." (Psalms 68:18) There has got to be something we can do about the serious lack of respect for Jesus among the legal minds in this world; it's almost as if there is some sort of spell that is placed on them during their schooling and they come out agnostic. Schools were originally geared towards religious instruction, as well as teaching math and science. But what they have come to now is nothing more than indoctrination into rebellion against God. Not just any god, but Thee God! They will gladly allow the worship of false gods, like those of eastern religions and any other god not associated with the Holy Bible; but if you name the Lord Jesus Christ, you are marked as someone that hates, and someone who is intolerant of others. I know that there has got to be Christian Lawyers out there somewhere, I have got to believe there are at least a handful; but if you think our public schools are bad, what they must do in order to get a law degree is even worse. This verse has a red star next to it in my Bible, which means that it is about Jesus and His coming to this earth. Most people will admit that Jesus came here; it's a historical fact that He did, so there is really no way that they can get around it. But getting them to admit that He was anything more than just a man, that is something all together different. If you really want to know the mystery behind the reason for the deception, there is a small clue in the word "captivity"; a word that speaks of the state of mankind, and of his fallen condition. Something that our education system has discovered (maybe they are not the ones behind it totally), is that getting people to rebel against God is easy, because it's already in their genes. We were all born in sin, separated from God because we are the descendants of Adam, the original sinner; therefore, we all have inherited his sinful nature (Romans 5:12). So, the captivity spoken of is the fallen state of mankind, being held captive by the curse which we were born into. Getting us to go deeper into our fallen state is easy to teach, because it is something that blends well with our fallen nature and that we find it easy to agree with. It is really messed up, but our children are being messed with on so many different levels, and it is only the power of God that can break the spell... "He came into the very world he created, but the world didn't recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn - not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father's one and only Son." (John 1:10-14) NLT