Letters    

TO A PUBLIC OFFICIAL

Dear Z. M.                                                                                                   November 9, 1992

       It has come to my attention that you plan to introduce Georgia public school children to sex education replete with demonstrations on birth control.

       I beg you, sir, in the name of God Almighty, do not so wickedly. I implore you with tears to heed the Law of God, lest you be remembered as King Jeroboam "who made Israel to sin" (II Kings 14:24). Sincerely.

ON RESTING IN CHRIST

Dear A. N.                                                                                                      January 19, 1995

      ...How wonderful it is that God forgives repentant sinners for Jesus' sake. As M'Cheyne wrote,

Chosen not for good in me,                                                                        Wakened up from wrath to flee:                                                                          Hidden in the Saviour's side,                                                                                By the Spirit sanctified;                                                                                    Teach me, Lord, on earth to show,                                                                       By my love, how much I owe.

    I think of the Scripture paraphrase by Felix Mendelssohn,

O, rest in the Lord;                                                                                          Wait patiently for Him,                                                                                       And He shall give thee                                                                                        The desires of thy heart (Psalm 37:3-7)

  What a blessing it is that we can rest! We can commit to Him the keeping of our souls because He is a faithful Creator (I Peter 4:19)!

     We know it is not on account of any works of righteousness that we have done, but is solely according to His electing grace. And this is not all: for we never can be lost. It is on account of this latter that we can come boldly before the throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). Still, we are unworthy: but Christ is worthy, and he has chosen us in eternity to make up His jewels. How humbling! How exalting! How exulting we ought to be!

Zion's Daughter, weep no more,                                                                    Though thy troubled heart be sore;                                                                      He of Whom the Psalmist sung,                                                                            He Who woke the Prophet's tongue,                                                              Christ, the Mediator blest,                                                                               Brings thee everlasting rest.

ON THE MEDICAL INSIGNIA

Dear A. N.                                                                                                   February 21, 1994

      ...Re. Asclepius (Æsculapius in Latin): I failed to find the connection with the mythological Medusa. However, he was the god of medicine among the ancient Greeks. He was reputed to be the son of Apollo, and the nymph Coronis; and was said to have been taught the art of healing by the centaur Chiron. It is said that Zeus, the giver of life, killed him with a thunderbolt fearing he would make all men immortal. The cult was introduced into Rome in order to relieve a disease. This was the supposed instruction of the Sibylline books (293 B.C.).

       His staff is represented as club-like with one serpent coiled around it. This is the symbol adopted by medicine. The caduceus, which is a winged staff, and is intertwined with two serpents which is frequently used in this country as a medical emblem is not accurate, since it is a depiction of the magical wand of Hermes, or Mercury, and is in no way connected with medicine.

      According to the Greeks, the daughters of Asclepius were Hygieia, the goddess of health, and Panacea.

     It is precisely this that makes the study of mythology so interesting, whether it is the study of Greek, Roman, Norse, Chinese, or other mythologies: they all have a smattering of truth that is disguised. For instance, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:14-15). This means that the ancient Greeks, and Romans, etc. had the knowledge of God, but profaned it, and "changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator who is blessed for ever. Amen" (Romans 1:25).

     Neither Catherine nor I have much confidence in the medical profession. The last time I went to a doctor was in order to get a physical before going to college. That was in 1963. We use herbs. However, I do not think the medical profession, as corrupt as it is, is knowingly worshipping Satan. As America turns more and more from the God of our fathers, and sinks into paganism, the cult of Æsculapius and the worship of the Ophites may again be resurrected, but I do not see any present evidence.

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