Teens Set Apart

An Open Letter to the Youth of the Nation

Jul 12, 2009 Evangelism, teens set apart
Posted by Marcus Pittman

The following post was written by a user of Teens Set Apart. This post may not necessarily reflect the views of T.S.A.

I wanted to write a blog to address the youth of this nation. I wanted to tell you something. It might seem harsh, it might seem critical; take from this blog what you wish but understand that what I say is written to encourage you, to motivate you, and it’s to help you grow.

So here it is…

You are not stupid.

I know, it’s not what you thought it would be. I know it’s simple and you might even agree with it…but it’s true. You are not stupid.

Here is another truth…

There are lots of older people in this country who really believe that you are dumb. They believe that you cannot understand complex theology. Really. I am not joking.

These people make a lot of money selling your youth pastors this stuff called curriculum that “dumbs down” the scriptures because the writers believe you are not smart enough to understand it.

These people actually believe that in order to understand the Bible you have to be some sort of genius. They believe that when God wrote the Bible, He wrote it with the intention of solely using them to dumb down the scriptures and spoon feed you nutrition-less masses of junk food.

But you’re smarter than that.

Have you looked at how old the youth were when God used them in the Bible? David, Mary, Jeremiah, Samuel and Joseph were used by God in many advanced ways as teenagers.

God did not make you stupid.

So here is my request to you.

Demand from your youth pastor that he teach you big words like sanctification, regeneration, and justification.

Demand it from him! It’s your right!

Demand to your Youth Pastor that he end the silly little games.

Demand that your youth pastor grows up and acts like he has a leadership role in the Christ’s Church.

Demand that your youth pastor teach you what rebuke means, and then rebuke him for not teaching you earlier!

You’re an intelligent human being, created in the image and likeness of God, created specifically with a brain built to study all the depths and knowledge of God for all your earthly existence and eternity.

So do so.

Open up your Bible. Open up a commentary and educate yourself. Dig deep into the rich and vast knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Start a ministry. Start preaching the Gospel. Do something. Don’t waste your youth. You could die tomorrow and you’re going to be guilty of doing nothing for God all your life because you thought you could wait till you graduated from college.

Other youth your age in other parts of the world are being slaughtered, persecuted all because of their love of Christ. Meanwhile you go to church to meet friends, and play games.

Stop it.  You’re not stupid.

Don’t waste your youth and don’t let your youth pastor waste it for you.

Transplant Ministries

Tags: bible, god, guest, nation, youth