We need godly parents in this generation (obviously if you are called to marriage). Most of us didn't have the privilege of having godly parents. I am not talking about parents who took you to church and taught you some prayers or asked you to read bible randomly before an exam. That's no where near the standard of the Bible coz people in every religion teach the same odd things to their children. So what exactly are we boasting about when we say, “My parents are spiritual”?
Out of a hundred people I’ve encountered, maybe five were actually raised in an environment shaped by Scripture where Christ was not just confessed with words, but obeyed in daily life. That should grieve us.
We gotta change this trend. Your children must not go through the same things you went through especially in spiritual matters. We had spiritual fathers (in my case my own father primarily and, to his credit, broke the generational pattern - 8 years ago I guess) who guided us in this walk and to whom we are grateful (I am a spiritual father to some; you become spiritual fathers not by passing of age).
In the same way, you are called to become a spiritual father or mother to those around you. And one day, many of you will be responsible for leading households shaped by uncompromising Christian values, not cultural Christianity, but biblical Christianity.
(And for those called to singleness, the way is lonely yet more adventurous. Isn't it awesome to think there's no one waiting for us at home whilst we are persecuted in some remote part of the world for the sake of the Gospel? Lonely but never alone. A discussion for some other time..)
How would you guide others and even your own families if you yourself are not familiar with the Word? Therefore use this period to grow spiritually and to study the Bible. (Zac Ponnen explains this perfectly in his sermons)
You might have to offend your spiritually illiterate parents when you have to take a stand for Christ, as Christ Himself said in the Gospel. (Pray for their salvation as well; the weight of them not being saved must bother you)
Many in the new generation will be worse than those before them (you can see the fruit of that everywhere). But a remnant will rise far above their lineage, surpassing generations spiritually because they chose obedience and took the Word of God seriously. The choice is ours. Reject modernity, embrace tradition.
Enough with the effeminate wimpy Christianity which is nowhere near Early Church. Make Christian men masculine again. Make Christian women feminine again. Make families great again.
“Let everything take second place to our care of our children, our bringing them up to the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” : St. John Chrysostom
“Do not think that it is enough to make your son a Christian; raise him to be a soldier of Christ.” : St. John Chrysostom
“Parents are responsible not only for the life of their children, but also for the direction of their souls.” : St. John Chrysostom
“Parents sin if they neglect the spiritual education of their children, even if they provide abundantly for their bodies.” : Origen of Alexandria
“The mother and father who bring forth a child for this world but not for God, bring forth only for death.” : St. Augustine of Hippo
“The household is the first school of faith.” : St. Augustine of Hippo
“How can a man claim to serve God as Father, who neglects to be a father to those entrusted to him?” : Tertullian of Carthage
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