How important is it to apply Godly truths to your life...to allow them to change you to become more Christlike? For a start, if we don't change then the next generation might change even less. And this is something that international commentators on Christianity have revealed. According to Christian researcher, George Barna, many profess a Christian faith, but their lifestyles do not reflect that faith. When asked to describe their goals in life less than 1 % of Christians surveyed mentioned anything related to holiness, righteousness or purity. Among the total population (in the U.S.), the percentage of evangelical youth that believes in the fundamentals of faith declined from 10 % in 1995 to 4 % in 2002, and for adults, it was 12 % in 1994 down to 5 % in '02. The church culture is dying out among younger people. The following are percentages of people attending church on a given weekend in America: Builders (born before 1946): 51% Boomers (born 1946 to 1964): 41% Busters (born 1965 to 1976): 34% Bridgers (born 1977 to 1994): 29%. In America, approximately one-third of all adults (65 to 70 million) - including about 10 million people who call themselves born again Christians - do not go to church.
I know these are American stat's but here in Australia there are similarities with the figures. The younger generation are by and large not interested in things of God. We need to show them as well as adult Aussies that a loving, forgiving God desires to live life with them...and lead them to an eternal future. Men, commit to change. First of all, within ourselves. For our families. Our generation. The next generation.
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