Dear BPCWAians, We have seen that Christian children and young people must be on guard against being part of the global trend of leading public protests to demand for action on certain agenda. We also saw the error of some world leaders fawning over their actions. TIME magazine’s cover calls this “the power of youth”. We saw last week how the Christian young person ought to respond, even if there is a valid cause. In this final section, we will look at the changing societal attitudes of adults towards the young, what the Bible requires of adults in this aspect, and hence how adults should respond. The changing societal attitude toward the young. Exalting the young beyond their place. Can
Read moreDear BPCWAians, Having seen that it is not a positive spiritual sign when children lead and are made leaders, and a global wave of young teenagers demonstrating so as to have their voices heard, expecting their demands to be met through activism, we need to ask then – what if there is indeed a genuinely valid issue noted by the young to be addressed? What are the right biblical principles on both sides? What if there is indeed a valid issue to be addressed? These pastorals are not saying that the young are always ignorant and that they are incapable and have no valid contributions. The young can be more knowledgeable in certain things and can have concerns that are
Read moreDear BPCWAians, We saw last week regarding how TIME magazine has well described the trend in the generation today, “Never have the young been so assertive or so articulate, so well educated or so worldly. Predictably, they are a highly independent breed, and—to adult eyes—their independence has made them highly unpredictable.” Quoting TIME magazine, “This is not just a new generation, but a new kind of generation.” We covered the changes in societal attitudes in the younger generation, and also the changes in attitudes towards the young. What does the Word of God have to say about the young in relation to the nation and adults? God’s Word about the young concerning nations and adults. How should Christians view the
Read moreDear BPCWAians, In 2019, TIME magazine named as its “Person of the Year” a 16 year old girl who was a climate change activist. This made her the youngest individual ever selected for this prominent position. Her name is not important, it is what the young represent that I want to discuss in this pastoral. Commenting on how a teenager was selected for this eminent prominence, TIME said “Never have the young been so assertive or so articulate, so well educated or so worldly. Predictably, they are a highly independent breed, and—to adult eyes—their independence has made them highly unpredictable. This is not just a new generation, but a new kind of generation.” The thought today is that “The world
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