A lost generation

[apothanein kerdos]

I'll never forget hearing the battle crys to not forget generation X, to let it go by unchurched. Generation X...which ended the year after I was born (I guess that makes me an X'er) is lost, unchuched, and has no interest in God. Yet, we still had some sense of morals. What about the generation below mine?

ALl of these are quotes from my dealings with teenagers concerning just the issue of sex:

i wasnt trying to inore that its against gods will to have prmaratal sex i. guess i just dont think it  is completly wrong to keep on having sex if you already have.

What's wrong with making out if it makes you feel good at the moment?

Then today, i happen to run into A at starbucks. And wow, he had changed so much and was lookin so good.

BTW, that one is from a 15 year old...who just turned 15.

but besides being agenst God whats so rong!?!?!?

That was in refrence to sex

i gess becase befor you losse your vergenaty you have something to hold on to (your vergenaty) if youve lost it its ok becase its not like your saving it for someone...

well if you what to have sex you can and GOd will forgive you

The girl can't even spell virginity...yet she's already lost it and is attempting to justify why it's okay to continue having sex. Just so you know, she talks about being active in her youth group.

I am running into more and more teens that hold this idea. Granted, we have excellent examples of teens who are mature far beyond their years, but that can be credited to their upbringing (like Tess). However, youth that set a good example seem to becomming the minority.

My question, what are we doing to reach out to this generation? Christianity, within 20 years, will be completely absent from the US unless we do something.

[Gerioke]

Christianity, within 20 years, will be completely absent from the US unless we do something.

Hopefully that will be because we are all "taken up".

[apothanein kerdos]

That is so apathetic. What about the millions of teenagers within our own churches that won't be going with us because we have failed them? Honestly, being in God's presence with the knowledge we failed an entire generation is not something I look forward to. We cannot put off evangelism and discipleship, the Great Commission, simply because we think the lord is comming back.

[Gerioke]

I don't have the ego to think it is in my power to fail them. With the wonders of modern technology there is little room for excuse for any individual who chooses not to follow christ. It is a decision to be made by the individual, not me.

[apothanein kerdos]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

[Gerioke]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

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So I take it you're not a calvinist

[apothanein kerdos]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

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So I take it you're not a calvinist

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A calvinist still believes in reaching out and evangelism. A hyper calvinist doesn't. I'm beginning to think you're a hyper-calvinist, which is heretical.

[Constant]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

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So I take it you're not a calvinist

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A calvinist still believes in reaching out and evangelism. A hyper calvinist doesn't. I'm beginning to think you're a hyper-calvinist, which is heretical.

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What is this anyway?

[Gerioke]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

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So I take it you're not a calvinist

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A calvinist still believes in reaching out and evangelism. A hyper calvinist doesn't. I'm beginning to think you're a hyper-calvinist, which is heretical.

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Nope. I'm not a heretic and I don't buy into isms. I admit that witnissing isn't my strong suit, but maybe that is the way God prefers it. I used to burden myself with the woes of the world and the destiny of the lost. But I learned that the battle is the Lord's and if he wants me to witness, he will set it up, and if he wants me to have a different function , He will set that up too. I don't know who put the bee in your bonnet but I will send you blessings and pray for you.

[apothanein kerdos]

If you get 8 hours of indoctrination telling you smoething is okay, and 1 hour that contradicts it...it leaves you with little choice.

I can't believe the absolute apathy and laziness of the modern Christian paradigm. I don't know what is more shocking. What these teenagers said or what you're saying.

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So I take it you're not a calvinist

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A calvinist still believes in reaching out and evangelism. A hyper calvinist doesn't. I'm beginning to think you're a hyper-calvinist, which is heretical.

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Nope. I'm not a heretic and I don't buy into isms. I admit that witnissing isn't my strong suit, but maybe that is the way God prefers it. I used to burden myself with the woes of the world and the destiny of the lost. But I learned that the battle is the Lord's and if he wants me to witness, he will set it up, and if he wants me to have a different function , He will set that up too. I don't know who put the bee in your bonnet but I will send you blessings and pray for you.

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It doesn't defeat the fact that we are all called to disciple. The youth quotes I mentioned are all from Christian teenagers.