SPIRITUAL POTPOURRI 757

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SPIRITUAL POTPOURRI757
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Watered downspirituality
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or
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The five generation slide
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from spiritual life
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1885
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1912
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1934
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5 g e n e r a t i o n s
1957
1998
to chaos
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Five Generations
Truth is the standard for all generationswhat
could have been.
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Five Generations
Grandmother
Granddaughter
Born 1885
Born 1998
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But truth got watered down!
This is what could have been.
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Five Generations
Grandmother
Granddaughter
Born 1885
Born 1998
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What could have been.
But truth got watered down a second time!
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Five Generations
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What could have been.
But truth got watered down a third time!
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Five Generations
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And finally truth was watered down until it
disappeared!
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This Fifth Generation
A generation characterized by no moral values, no
absolutes, moral relativity, no standards of
decency, and anti-establishment.
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The slide to moral depravity
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Five Generations
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Comparing Generations
Comparing one generation to the next, there is
not much difference, but look at the difference
between 1-5.
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Comparing the Spiritual Man in any Generation
with the Natural Man or Carnal Man of the 5th
Generation
Natural Man or Carnal Man
Spiritual Man
1 Corinthians 214 1 Corinthians 31
1 Corinthians 215
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The Symptoms of Moral Depravity and Moral
Relativity
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Natural Man or Carnal Man rejects rules, ignores
rules
Spiritual Man follows rules
Judges 2125 . . . every man did that which
was right in his own eyes.
Isaiah 520-21 Woe unto them that call evil
good, and good evil that put darkness for light,
and light for darkness that put bitter for
sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them
that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in
their own sight!
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The Denial of Carnality
Judges 2125 Isaiah 520-21
In fact, if our thinking approximates the
thinking of generations 2-4, we will spend much
of our time denying, rejecting, or explaining
away the truth about our youngest generation.
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Authority-Parent Conflict
When establishment-oriented authority deals with
a disruptive child in the youngest generation,
the one in authority often receives criticism
and/or opposition from the parent. Reason not
that much difference between parent and child.
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parent
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authority
child
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Parent-Child Conflict
Look what happens when the parents belief system
lines-up with biblically-centered
authority-orientation. It should be clear why
there is great conflict between parent and child.
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parent
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authority
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RTP or DISCIPLESHIP
If we are to guide our youngest generation into
the moment-by-moment walk of Christ-likeness, we
must begin by establishing rules, and then
holding our youth accountable for their actions
in relationship to those rules. We do this, not
by a system of punishment that forces rule
compliance, but through a system that teaches
them self-discipline. The world calls this
process RTP (Responsible Thinking Process). God
calls it discipleship.