Age Discrimination in Church?
April 10th, 2008 | by tom |
Have you ever heard the phrase “These young people are the next generation of the Church?” I’m curious…at what age does a person become a part of the Church? This just seems to be a completely ignorant statement to me. Is it that we don’t think that these younger people are capable of understanding the Grace that God has given us, to those that have faith in Him and see Him as Truth? Or are they just not far enough along in their walk with Christ to be considered a part of “The Church?” If that’s the case I’m in trouble, because I am so far from understanding the person of God.
Maybe I just missed the part in His Word that God says “I love you, and always have. I created you to be who you are for My Glory and I have given my only Son to die a gruesome death on the cross to save you from your sin and eternal damnation. And the great part is that your complete Faith in Me will be accepted someday when you’re old enough to be a part of “My Church.”
I think we need to wake up and realize that these young people are NOT the next generation of the church—They ARE the Church!
These types of Pharisaical statements really bother me.
Have you ever heard these types of comments or comments like them?
Any thoughts?
but this was an AWESOME post honey! And AMEN to all of it. I want so much...
