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I do get that Millennials is a whole age group of diverse people. I was part of the generation known as "The Apathetic Generation." It did fit comparatively to the generation before us, but it ends up it's still a toss up. Many of us did end up in CEO positions (and are in them today.) Many run charities. Most of us did the usual thing -- got married, had kids, raised kids, and did what we could for our communities. And many of us never did care about anything but self.
I assume the same for Millennials. Most of them are your average younger generation, already employed, working out the whole "love and children" thing while figuring out their part in society.
That said, you know the rep. "Entitled." "Get a trophy for showing up." "Whatever they say is golden because no one is wrong."
Yup. See that every day in the world. The 20-something-year-old strutting down the hallways of a VA hospital thinking he is the heights of bravery, boldness, and authenticity, yet totally unaware that half the people he walks by already showed their bravery, boldness and authenticity in battle long ago. The 30-something-year-old who is sure she'll find a man who will marry her and give her babies because she keeps posting how those are her goals and "affirming" that she is great, yet unaware that posting multiple photos of her dog and meals throughout the day doesn't really give an enthusiastic endorsement to, "Yeah, bae! That's what I want in a wife." The kid in the bright sports car zooming up to a light in the left-turn lane to go straight and expecting his boyish grin will win the old lady's heart after she's been waiting for the go ahead in the proper lane for four red lights, because of road work in the right hand lane. That's the world. That's expected.
But what happened in Christianity? What happened that 20-something year olds feel free to tell someone old enough to be their grandparent and who has been a believer since the 20-something's parents were learning how to ride a bike to move over and let them have the stage? What happened that they feel free to tell a long-time believer that they have no idea what they're talking about even after what the older person said was a well delivered dissertation on a subject with biblical evidence to support it? What happened that makes them think they understand the bible even before they learn what "discern" even means? And better than anyone else? And what happened when people who know better (both young people and older people) won't correct that child? (If you act like that, you are a child.)
Did Titus 2 drop out of the Bible altogether? Did it become only something that reinforces the everyone-should-get-a-trophy-for-showing-up for those children? Did someone really decide the kids should run the church? (Funny thing. There are "kids" on this site. The teens and early 20's who act more mature than the Millennials I'm thinking of now.) It's like the church even decided it was okay for them to play in traffic, and the cars are the ones who should behave accordingly.
I get Millennials in the world. They were trained to be that self-absorbed. I don't get them in Christianity though. And I won't ever get that the proper response is to continue to let them play in traffic.
I assume the same for Millennials. Most of them are your average younger generation, already employed, working out the whole "love and children" thing while figuring out their part in society.
That said, you know the rep. "Entitled." "Get a trophy for showing up." "Whatever they say is golden because no one is wrong."
Yup. See that every day in the world. The 20-something-year-old strutting down the hallways of a VA hospital thinking he is the heights of bravery, boldness, and authenticity, yet totally unaware that half the people he walks by already showed their bravery, boldness and authenticity in battle long ago. The 30-something-year-old who is sure she'll find a man who will marry her and give her babies because she keeps posting how those are her goals and "affirming" that she is great, yet unaware that posting multiple photos of her dog and meals throughout the day doesn't really give an enthusiastic endorsement to, "Yeah, bae! That's what I want in a wife." The kid in the bright sports car zooming up to a light in the left-turn lane to go straight and expecting his boyish grin will win the old lady's heart after she's been waiting for the go ahead in the proper lane for four red lights, because of road work in the right hand lane. That's the world. That's expected.
But what happened in Christianity? What happened that 20-something year olds feel free to tell someone old enough to be their grandparent and who has been a believer since the 20-something's parents were learning how to ride a bike to move over and let them have the stage? What happened that they feel free to tell a long-time believer that they have no idea what they're talking about even after what the older person said was a well delivered dissertation on a subject with biblical evidence to support it? What happened that makes them think they understand the bible even before they learn what "discern" even means? And better than anyone else? And what happened when people who know better (both young people and older people) won't correct that child? (If you act like that, you are a child.)
Did Titus 2 drop out of the Bible altogether? Did it become only something that reinforces the everyone-should-get-a-trophy-for-showing-up for those children? Did someone really decide the kids should run the church? (Funny thing. There are "kids" on this site. The teens and early 20's who act more mature than the Millennials I'm thinking of now.) It's like the church even decided it was okay for them to play in traffic, and the cars are the ones who should behave accordingly.
I get Millennials in the world. They were trained to be that self-absorbed. I don't get them in Christianity though. And I won't ever get that the proper response is to continue to let them play in traffic.
