Children, Rise up and REBEL against your Parents Secular Values

Now that I have your attention.  According to a Wall Street Journal article in the last week young people across the country are rejecting the liberal pagan humanistic secularism of their parents that was developed in the 70's.  It's time for this generation to arise. 

 

The Crosby Nash Stills and Young song, Teach Your Children Well didn't work out.  We assume parents will teach good Godly values, reverence, and awe of God.  It's not true.  Undiscipled parents produce undiscipled children.  The parents of today are "Do your own thing" parents without any anchor of faith.  Raw unrestrained secularism.

 

So, to those of you young people who have parents who are lost and apathetic about things of God, RISE UP AND REBEL.  Follow Jesus. 

Here's the story:

More and more young people raised in secular homes are finding Christ, but the trend is creating division with their parents, the Wall Street Journal reported. Two years ago 16-year-old Kevin Ellstrand told his parents, who say they are secular humanists, that he "was following Christ with all of his heart," the newspaper reported. Kevin has since participated in mission trips and attends a weekly Bible study. Kevin's parents say they are thankful that he is not rebelling against them with drugs or sex but still object to his choice to follow Christian doctrine. Kevin worries that his parents will go to hell because they don't believe in God, fears his parents think are unwarranted. (my insertion, they ARE going to HELL, He should worry)

 

Christian observers say young people are increasingly forgoing secularism for more religious devotion. And the conflict that creates at home reaches beyond philosophical differences. Some young adults are forgoing secular jobs to pursue full-time ministry.

 

Tom Lin, whose immigrant parents sent him to Harvard University to succeed economically, were disappointed when he chose not to pursue a career as a corporate attorney so he could become a minister. Lin said his decision to follow Christ was not easy. His mother threatened to commit suicide, and his family disowned him for seven years. "When immigrant children forsake the very reason they came to this country, it's particularly devastating," Lin said.

 

Jesus always creates a division.  In the Church in Fargo we had a young couple who's lives were devastated by drugs, infidelity and pain.  They both came to Jesus and were sold out.  Their parents (Lutherans) told them they would rather they had stayed on drugs than become sold out Christians.  They had offered them money to come back to the Lutheran church.  The label was more important than the life they had found. I had gone to church with their parents in the Lutheran church before I was saved. It was very sad.  They never went back or looked back and pray that before their parents change worlds they too will give their lives to Jesus. 

 

That is the sickness of the secular.  It's ok to give lip service but don't sell out.  I pray this conflict will spread and that young people won't lose heart.  This is tough but Jesus said he came to bring a sword.  This is that.  Even my own family wishes I weren't so radical.  I wish I were more radical.  I wish I had followed Jesus sooner in life.  I missed so much.