YOUNG PEOPLE AND GOD
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by God and if anyone has questions
related, please don’t be afraid to let me
WHO ARE YOUNG PEOPLE?
• Young people are said to be approximately between the ages of 13 –
26.
• They are more experienced than younger children.
• Always considered as the future of society.
WHAT MAKES YOUNG PEOPLE SO SPECIAL AS TO
WHY GOD USES THEM IN HIS WORK?
In order that the work may go forward in all its branches, God calls for
youthful vigor, zeal, and courage. He has chosen youth to aid in the
advancement of his cause. To plan with a clear mind and execute with
courageous hand demands fresh, uncrippled energies. Young men and women
are invited to give God the strength of their youth, that through the exercise of
their powers, through the exercise of their powers, through keen thought and
vigorous action, they may bring glory to him and salvation to their fellowmen.
(Gospel workers, 67.) MYP 20.1
“I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU, YOUNG MEN, BECAUSE
YE ARE STRONG AND THE WORD OF GOD
ABIDETH IN YOU AND YE HAVE OVERCOME THE
WICKED ONE” 1 JOHN 2: 14
GOD CALLS UPON US
BECAUSE HE SEES
POTENTIAL IN US
Did you know the
devil is afraid of
us?
But
WHY?
• He knows that we are strong and
would be a force to recon with
once we stand fully with GOD.
• He knows that we as young people
are filled with talents that can be
used to do great things once we
put them in the hands of God.
• Once we stand with God, we will
be strong enough to overcome the
devil.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. James 4:7,8
In this world that we live in, we always have
this one thing to say.
It is hard to be a young
Christian.
And it really is hard especially with
temptations such as:
• Friends that are not of the same belief
• Attraction to the opposite sex at a young age or of different belief
• Busy schedules
• Social media
• Dress
• Influence of society etc.
But God says
“Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness? And
what communion hath light with
darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14
God wants a clear distinction between his people
and people of the world. This also applies to us as
young people.
Children of God
• Should Dress different
• Style of music should be different
• Gatherings should be different
• Their conversations should be different
• Relationships should be different
• Especially our Character should be different etc..
God has a purpose for both YOU AND ME
You may ask, but
what exactly is my
purpose?
Well our purpose should be God’s
purpose. God’s purpose is to have each
and every single one of us with him in
heaven. God uses man as a method of
carrying out his word and his will. That is
our general purpose as young Christians.
But You have to remember
YOU CAN’T DO IT ALONE
“For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one
who helps you.”” Isaiah 41:13
“The Lord has a special work to do for us
individually.” MYP 26.1
Examples of young persons in the bible
• Samuel(1sam:3)
• Jeremiah(Jer1:4-8)
• Daniel(Dan.1)
• David(1Sam 16)
• The 3 Hebrew boys
• Joseph(Gen. 37)
• Esther(Est 7)
• Miriam(Exo. 2)
• And especially Jesus (Luke 2)
God will use you just as how he had used others in the
past, if you but give your whole heart over to him and
crucify self. “If you do this then you will have a
powerful influence in the world.” MYP 26.1
How should we act?
Most of us as human beings do not like to stand
out, we just want to go with the crowd without
actually considering our own beliefs. Most of us
just want to blend in. But God says
“Do not be conformed to
this world, but be
transformed by the
renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may
discern what is the will
of God, what is good and
acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 12:2
“Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit
the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the
sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor
male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor
thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers
nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And
that is what some of you were. But you were
washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in
the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of
our God.” 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
“My son, do not walk in the way with them; hold
back your foot from their paths” Proverbs 1:15
Look at how these men standing out
Learn to stand out, to be different and to stand
up for God.
Do NOT be afraid to do the right thing because you
think you are too young.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean
not unto thine own understanding. In all thy
ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy
paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
“Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an
example of the believers, in word, in conversation,
in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” 1 Timothy
4:12
What is the Character of
God?
God is pure and uncorrupt, there is literally no
evil in him. Persons often view our creator as
this tyrant but he isn’t. God is uncapable of
that.
“This is the message we have heard from him
and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in
him is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5
Unless we have the fruit of the spirit, we
will not have the character of God. We can
always keep his commandments but what is
the benefit that we keep the law and our
inner deepest thoughts are corrupted and
sinful?
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”
Galatians 5:22
God is the purest form of love and if we don’t
love then how will we be able to be like him.
“Anyone who does not love does not know God,
because God is love.” 1 John 4:8
God does not change, the same God who lead our
forefathers through the Red sea, is the same God
who is going to help you to attain his Character. If
you but put your trust in him and believe that yes,
he will help you to become Perfect just like him,
then it will happen.
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today
and forever.” Hebrews 13:8
Yes “ all have sinned and fall short of the glory
of God,” Romans 3:23 but God says that
“You therefore must be perfect, as your
heavenly Father is perfect,” Matthew 5:48
God requires for us to be perfect. We need to
stop believing that we cannot be perfect and
that God alone is perfect. Yes, he is perfect but
he wants us to be perfect just like him and God
would not set a boundary that he knew we
couldn’t reach. He would not give us anything
he knows that we can’t bare.
Let God’s character manifest in you
today
Dress Reform
Deuteronomy 22:5
“A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor
shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for
whoever does these things is an abomination to
the Lord your God”
What exactly does this mean?
• It means that we as Christians should dress as according to our
respective genders.
• Women should wear clothing that may hide the detailed features of
their body.
• Men should wear clothing that shows their masculinity.
History has shown where women has decided to reduce
the length of skirts and eventually gotten rid of it.
We as young female Christians should dress
MODESTLY
Men should be men and women should be
women.
Our hair is our glory and our body is the temple
of God. Who are we to desecrate something that
doesn’t even belong to us.
1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?
For her hair is given to her for a covering.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or do you not know that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have
from God? You are not your own, for you were
bought with a price. So glorify God in your
body.
Men levels of Masculinity has certainly decreased. There
is literally no difference between men and women
anymore.
1 Peter 3:3-8
3 Do not let your adorning be external—the
braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry,
or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning
be the hidden person of the heart with the
imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,
which in God's sight is very precious. 5 For this is
how the holy women who hoped in God used to
adorn themselves, by submitting to their own
husbands,
The definition of androgynous is something that
has both female and male traits, or something
that is not clearly either masculine or feminine.
Basically having both female and male
characteristics.
Examples of Androgyny
• Unisex Clothing
• Hermaphrodites
• Men that dress like women and visa versa
• Women doing jobs meant for men and visa versa
Just because they are doing it does not mean
that you should do it. People think that it is ok
just because others are doing it but it is NOT.
These people are literally
deceiving you!
“Let no one deceive you in any way. For that
day will not come, unless the rebellion comes
first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed,
the son of destruction,” 2 Thessalonians 2:3
What’s the difference?
• Homosexuals: sexually attracted to people of one's own sex (lesbian &
Gay).
• This term refers to someone who is sexually and/or emotionally
attracted to more than one gender.
• Transgender: denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal
identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex.
• Queer: denoting or relating to a sexual or gender identity that does not
correspond to established ideas of sexuality and gender, especially
heterosexual norms.
• Intersex – This term refers to people who naturally have biological
traits which do not match what is typically identified as male or
female.
God loves the sinner but hates the sin. God calls
all sinners unto him so that he can save them
from their sins. God is calling every sinner out
of their bondage because his wish is for each of
us to make it home to him.
Being Gay IS A SIN
The greatest want of the world is the want of
men-men who will not be bought or sold; men
who in their inmost souls are true and honest;
men who do not fear to call sin by its right
name; men whose conscience is as true to duty
as the needle to the pole; men who will stand
for the right though the heavens fall. Deal
faithfully with wrongdoing. Warn every soul
that is in danger. Leave none to deceive
themselves. Call sin by its right name. Declare
what God has said in regard to lying,
Sabbathbreaking, stealing, idolatry, and every
other evil. "They which do such things shall
not inherit the kingdom of God." Gal. 5:21.
“You shall not lie with a male as with a woman;
it is an abomination.” Leviticus 18:22
“Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also
the law: for sin is the transgression of the law”
1John 3:4
Being Gay is not what God had set. The devil
has used this as a way to counterfeit his correct
way of marriage and we as humans have fallen
for his trap. Let us try to follow the way that
God has set and not Satan’s unnatural way of
doing things.
God is pleading with you that you follow his law and
leave sin alone. God loves us but we continue to hurt
him and transgress his law. He forgives us over and
over again yet still we don’t learn. Repent of your
sins and give up the things of the world. We all need
to do this. He does not want us to suffer but wants us
to live with him. He has a crown and robe waiting
for us but are you wiling to be that Faithful servant?