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Daniel — Part 2
For three years Daniel and his friends were taught in the college of Babylon. They were exposed to Babylonian education at its very best, or rather at its pagan worst. The goal was clear — change their way of thinking!
We need to be aware of the enemy’s brainwashing program. Satan would, if at all possible, change our patterns of living and thinking until we are conformed to this present age and culture. Not only do Christian young people face this problem in school, but so do Christians of all age-groups because of the pervasive and powerful influence of the media.
Let’s learn from Daniel how the enemy can be defeated. “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank” (Daniel 1:8). The food set before him was from animals that were slaughtered ceremonially and offered to the Babylonian gods, and no doubt often included meat the Mosaic Law declared unclean according to Leviticus 11. The New Testament warns us, “Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God” (Romans 12:2).
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