older people have stronger belief in God than younger

[ayin jade]

http://news.yahoo.com/older-people-hold-stronger-belief-god-212425527.html

This paragraph stood out.

"If the modest, general trend away from belief in God continues uninterrupted, it will accumulate to larger proportions and the atheism that is now prominent mainly in northwest Europe and some ex-Socialist states may spread more widely," they write, adding that it is possible the trend could go the other way, with belief in God seeing a rebound.

[Mark2005]

I think there is some truth in that. I know among my parents' generation, more people placed a higher value on faith than they seem to in my generation and the generation younger than me.

Who knows? Maybe there will be a major revival among this younger generation. But the trends do seem true.

Was disappointed the list of countries surveyed did not include Canada.

[OneLight]

We are told that there will be a falling away in the last days. I have expected to see this and am not surprised at all. yes, there will be some coming to Christ when they do accept that what scripture said is true, as long as they have their eyes open and their ears unplugged.

[gdemoss]

We can see the trend of God in and out of the lives of generations through out the book of Kings/Chronicles. It cycles. I believe that if I were to relate where we are in relation to Israel in the book of 2 Kings, I would have to say it's game over, no rebound.

Gary

[OneLight]

The time is ripe for His return and the world needs Him so much these days. The young these days are all about themselves and stature in their groups.

[AnotherSinner]

Age really should not be a factor that deems if a person has more faith than another...then do not see why the amount of faith one person has in comparison to another is even an issue. Think it is these sort of things that tend to draw people away from Jesus rather than toward.

[OneLight]

The key factor is this.

Proverbs 22:6

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Many parents of the children growing up today are not walking in the Lord, so many of the children only know about Christ from the streets and peers. Ask any kid on the street what they think of God. You will be shocked with the answers you will hear.

[Floatingaxe]

I see how the trend could continue what with the world's dwindling moral fiber, but I am so encouraged by what I am seeing in the youth of today's great churches! Holy Spirit is on the move and igniting their hearts with such strong faith. Youth all over are taking up the challenge to live their faith, against the tide of immorality that would seek to engulf them. These are the next generation's spiritual leaders, and I am more encouraged than ever before.

[OneLight]

I see how the trend could continue what with the world's dwindling moral fiber, but I am so encouraged by what I am seeing in the youth of today's great churches! Holy Spirit is on the move and igniting their hearts with such strong faith. Youth all over are taking up the challenge to live their faith, against the tide of immorality that would seek to engulf them. These are the next generation's spiritual leaders, and I am more encouraged than ever before.

Makes me wonder what you are looking? When I look at the world, I see many more lost these days then I did growing up. I see 5 years old talking like drunken sailors, 12 year old girls trying to look like 21, parents turning their backs on their kids in favor of their own selfish desires. Not sure where you are looking.

Do you believe that the church is to make the world a better place for Christ to return, known as the Latter Day Movement?

[Floatingaxe]

I see how the trend could continue what with the world's dwindling moral fiber, but I am so encouraged by what I am seeing in the youth of today's great churches! Holy Spirit is on the move and igniting their hearts with such strong faith. Youth all over are taking up the challenge to live their faith, against the tide of immorality that would seek to engulf them. These are the next generation's spiritual leaders, and I am more encouraged than ever before.

Makes me wonder what you are looking? When I look at the world, I see many more lost these days then I did growing up. I see 5 years old talking like drunken sailors, 12 year old girls trying to look like 21, parents turning their backs on their kids in favor of their own selfish desires. Not sure where you are looking.

I am seeing a resurgence in many churches of youth coming to God and serving Him with their lives. There is an overabundance of evil out there, but I am seeing more on-fire, believing and influential, soul-winning youth than I have ever seen in all my years.

With Jesus we can choose to see the glass half empty or overflowing. I am not wearing rosy glasses, either. I see the filth in this world, but I also see a solid core of strong, spiritually mature youth coming up.

Do you believe that the church is to make the world a better place for Christ to return, known as the Latter Day Movement?

What? Why jump to that conclusion from what I have said? Sometimes I have to just shake my head... The Manchild Company is a heresy of monumental proportion. The world is going to be a wretched place when Jesus returns and the Church will have nothing to do with it.