Seems that many kids of the “Millennial” generation have lost their Christian “bearings”. They are faced with major obstacles to their faith in a way that most of the older generation never had to encounter. Many of these young Christian adults live within an academic culture that is at odds with the traditional values of their family.
These young Christians, no longer attend church, or identify with the roots of their faith. They question the Church’s stance on evolution and homosexuality. Their parent’s “old fashioned” ideas on these as well as other topics, leave the kids thinking that older Christians have somehow left their brains “at the door”. They believe we simply aren’t keeping up with the 21st century mindset.
Perhaps they are right. We aren’t giving our young people the tools they need to face the assaults of life in the “real” world. These are real issues to be faced and real problems that we as parents and those in the Christian community have failed to address.
I have no solid answers…….wish I did. But I do know this. Many Bible school teachers shy away from controversial subjects. If they do approach these subjects they do so in an unquestioning manner. No real discussion takes place.
In regards to evolution, there are countless DVD’s and books that will help the Bible teacher. He/she doesn’t need to be a scientist to refute the outrageous claims of the evolutionist.
God loves us…….we are all sinners. That includes those of us who have been added to God’s community of believers. We don’t have all the answers in questions of faith, but we do have the Bible. God has given us guidelines for living our life. The list of “no’s” is there for all to read. He loves homosexuals as much as He loves anyone of us. However, that life style is a sin….along with other sins listed. We didn’t write the book. This was God’s idea…..not ours.
Because our culture has been willing to call the deviate behavior an”alternate lifestyle’ doesn’t make it right. Young adults, however, view this as being narrow minded or even bigotry. They are being led to believe that homosexuality is something that “just happens” and people are born with this tendency. Maybe so.
Although many psychologists have refuted that idea…..the mindset of most liberal professors in both secular and Christian schools, also consider that homosexuals can be accepted “just as they are” without a change of behavior.
Does that mean that robbers, child molesters, wife abusers, murderers, are equally accepted? I doubt that.
Jesus told the woman that was brought to him and accused of adultery… to repent. Although He loved her and excused her He told her to “go and sin no more.” (John 8:11)
All have sinned and fallen short of the God’s glory.….all of us need to repent and pray for what is amiss in our lives. With repentance comes a change of lifestyle, otherwise why repent?
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body[c] and in your spirit, which are God’s.( 1 Cor. 6:18-20)
Yes, God loves us……….but He also gave us laws. He knows what we need.
AbideLines 