It is my contention that America breeds perpetual adolescence amongst its people. We are a nation of people that refuses to grow up.
I Corinthians 13:11 states “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”
In this text, Paul is referring to a natural phenomenon to make a spiritual application. It is natural to grow up. To become mature. To no longer act and think like a child. To put those things away and embrace responsibility, maturity, manhood, womanhood. And so it should be when it comes to spiritual matters is Paul’s point. In America however, not only is spiritual immaturity a problem, but natural immaturity is a problem.
Though some are beginning to realize and write about the problem of ‘perpetual adolescence’ in American society, few are able to isolate the causes. In this sermon, we look at three great causes for this situation – education, economics, and eradication.
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Comment by Opicionia — December 10, 2009 @ 6:30 pm
I’m having trouble with “A History of Christians Having Children”. I can neither download it – the file is corrupted I am told – nor listen to it directly from your site. Could it be that the mp3 file at your site is damaged? Would really like to hear this sermon. With many thanks in advance, Jay Litehiser
Comment by Jay Litehiser — December 28, 2009 @ 11:39 pm