During the month of October, as we approach Halloween, questions regarding what we believe might become more popular. Young people might ask their parents, "Do you believe in spirits (ghosts)?" or "That movie I watched was apparently based on a true story...did that actually happen?" But what we believe as Christians in a broader sense is also a popular topic among young people. Specifically, "Should I believe in God?"
The following excerpt was taken from Axis - The Culture Translator and explores the rejection of Christianity from young adults...
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WHAT?! New research suggests young adults reject Christianity quicker when their parents talk the talk but do not walk the walk.
WHY?! It sounds simple, but if we want our children to own their own faith once they leave the nest, we must practice what we preach. If we quote “love your neighbor as yourself” yet vilify those we disagree with on social media, we are clanging cymbals. If we tell them to remain sexually pure until marriage yet dabble in pornography ourselves, we hinder the Gospel. Gen Z longs to see faith in action. They realize, sometimes better than we do, that Jesus wasn’t simply preaching a message of afterlife salvation, He was also deeply concerned with the political, social, and economic problems of His day. He actively sought to address oppression, abuse, and racial injustice. Maybe the best way we can transfer faith to the next generation is to “Learn to do good; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”